Delayed Gratification

We had a lot of yogurt in the house.   There was Chobani for mom and dad, and plenty of the Costco store brand (Dannon in a new package) for Lily.    Unfortunately, there was only a single vanilla yogurt remaining, which is, by far, Lily's favorite.    When she requested the vanilla yogurt, her mom informed that it was the last one and by eating it, there wouldn't be one available for breakfast the next day.    

Then an amazing thing happened - she said she would have Apple Sauce instead.   Now, while this would be an easy trade off for an adult, it's a remarkable leap for a 2 year old (who's nearly 3).    It's also great thing to see as a parent, knowing that some day soon you might be able to reason with the child.

There was also the interesting study, recently, that showed how self control at the age of 3 is a better indicator of success in adulthood than IQ:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41253088/ns/technology_and_science-science/from/toolbar