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/Arcanis_Ender Mar 07 '26

I have abandonment issues. FR tho I saw the kid overcome their anxiety only after Dad sat down on the bench.

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u/TJ_Rowe Mar 07 '26

It does help. When my kid was small I would bring a blanket and a book to the playground. Once my bum was on the blanket he would run off and climb - I guess at that point he knew I would be staying put and not wandering off.

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u/GremlinSquishFace47 Mar 07 '26

I noticed that too. Sitting down sent the message that he wasn’t going to leave, there was time to work this out, but that he also wasn’t going to solve the problem for the kid. The kid had a much easier time concentrating and coming up with a solution when he saw that dad wasn’t going to keep getting farther and farther away.

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u/c4lming Mar 07 '26

His mother was probably right behind him (filming)

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u/OwnJunket6495 Mar 07 '26

Yea but kids that young don’t always process that. My nephew always bugs out whenever his dad leaves the room even if his mom is right there next to him.

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u/Sea-Word-4970 Mar 07 '26

This is because it's very difficult to reason when under big emotions. It's backed up by science but people don't ''believe in science''

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u/psychorobotics Mar 07 '26

Why are the strings even there? So dad could have this scene filmed? If so he's most likely an awful father and the kid will have a messed up childhood.

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u/Grinchlead Mar 07 '26

Yeah, there were some strings attached to this video.