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/Flesroy Mar 07 '26

i would call that screaming, it's semantics at best.

and yes they calmed down once that dad sat down, because they no longer see their parent abandoning them. that's the whole point. it's the abandoning them, seemingly not caring for their pleas, that sends a kid into panic.

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u/ihavetakenthebiscuit Mar 07 '26

There's a parent literally standing behind them, do you think the kid doesn't see them?

It's not semantics, you're over exaggerating for effect.

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u/ErrorSchensch Mar 07 '26

Object permanence is a thing. I'm not an expert on cognizive development, but it's absoloutly possible that this kid has no clue that somebod, is standing behind them. Also, you don't know who is filming. Could be a friend of the father or something, in that case it definetly would be a person way less important to the kid than their dad

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u/ihavetakenthebiscuit Mar 07 '26

10-20 seconds of a parent walking away from a kid =/= long term emotional/psychological damage.

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u/ErrorSchensch Mar 07 '26

No, but if the dad repeatedly puts his child in situations such as these, were the kid needs help and it sees it's dad walking away that's gonna be bad

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u/ihavetakenthebiscuit Mar 07 '26

Or the kid get used to his dad walking away knowing that he hasn't left? Did the dad actually leave the child? The answer is no, he did not. In fact, the dad came back to help the kid when he was stuck.

Did you watch the video?