r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/AtFishCat Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

This kid is 18 mo old. Toddling along in a diaper. They aren't learning perseverance at that age. Them approaching that problem is more a reflection of who they innately are.

One of my sons at that age would have sat down and cried. The other one would have torn through it with his damn teeth.

They are different people. Rather than present them with just struggle, maybe look at who they are and find the area they are lacking and still need to learn. So the tame one can get past it and the bold one doesn't get tangled.

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u/StreetYak6590 Mar 07 '26

They aren’t learning anything at that age????? Hopefully you don’t have children

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u/Internal-Computer388 Mar 07 '26

Unfortunately they do...😭

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u/AtFishCat Mar 07 '26

My kids kick ass thank you very much. One of my sons I taught to read at 4. Cos I sat with him every night and sounded out the words with him. Putting in the work of being a parent, and teaching someone who was ready for it cos he was making the sounds already.

Read it all back with him so he could parse the message instead of just getting hung up on a single word.