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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.
About Paula SpencerI'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you can't even buy Oreos at the two wholesome groceries nearest to my home). 
A rare foto in which all six Spencers face the camera! by Charles Harris
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Would Your Child Pass the Marshmallow Test?November 02, 2008
I've always been intrigued by this old behavioral experiment, which links kids' ability to delay gratification with greater success in later life. (Those who could be left alone with a marshmallow for 20 minutes -- on promise of a second marshmallow if they waited -- scored higher in academics and social skills than the two-thirds who snarfed the treat before the time was up.) Not clear from this article whether the success trend held up for the subjects, now in their 40s. And critics say the results might have been different for, say, a brownie or a candy bar than a marshmallow. (I for one could resist the 'mallow but not so much something in dark chocolate....) Do you allow marshmallows and chocolate in the house? If yes, you pass the momfidence test! |
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