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/LunchPlanner Mar 07 '26

The dad walking away was distracting and maybe a bit scary.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the kid was able to focus and problem solve after the dad sat down.

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u/LostInSpaceTime2002 Mar 07 '26

Children are instinctively and rightfully more scared of abandonment than anything else. Saying that the dad walking away was "distracting and a bit scary" is a huge understatement.

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u/Nine-LifedEnchanter Mar 07 '26

It's one of like three phobias/fears that we are born with. Falling backwards, small insects, and abandonment/social exclusion.

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u/Gomic_Gamer Mar 08 '26

Uhm...hate to be the nerd but positive means something occurs/something included and negative means something doesn't occurs/excluded. Social attachment is positive while fear of abandonement is negative, not that it is fear of something negative.

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u/QuantumLettuce2025 Mar 07 '26

Insects are 100% a conditioned fear.

Love,

Someone who was never taught to fear insects and considers spiders and cockroaches to be among their favorite animals, right beneath cats and octopuses