> Are you sure you are cultivating his attention span, or were you both just born like that, and he is getting older and more mature?
Ah, nature vs. nurture-- perhaps not the most novel take.
> The hours you spend with your children (5 hours a day would be really difficult with 3 kids) during a couple of years in their childhood is not that important to their adult personality. It’s a combination of traits from birth, which class mates they get, the teachers, if they get sick, infections, siblings, grand parents, media, culture...
It sure looks like activities during age 0-5 have a huge impact on overall trajectory. Yes, the genetic starting point matters, as does everything else afterwards.
> not to cultivate this or that personality trait.
IMO this is the biggest problem. I think being excessively intentional has significant potential downsides.
Ah, nature vs. nurture-- perhaps not the most novel take.
> The hours you spend with your children (5 hours a day would be really difficult with 3 kids) during a couple of years in their childhood is not that important to their adult personality. It’s a combination of traits from birth, which class mates they get, the teachers, if they get sick, infections, siblings, grand parents, media, culture...
It sure looks like activities during age 0-5 have a huge impact on overall trajectory. Yes, the genetic starting point matters, as does everything else afterwards.
> not to cultivate this or that personality trait.
IMO this is the biggest problem. I think being excessively intentional has significant potential downsides.