How are kids supposed to become capable and independent if they have to be chauffeured everywhere?

  • Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOPM
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    10 months ago

    Yeah, my worry is they just turn genuine intrinsic motivation into mundane extrinsic motivation. Kids should want to do things out of pure curiosity and interest, not solely because they’ll receive prizes for it. It’s why I like legos so much as a kid; they’re a toy without any external prize or motivator that you play with purely for the desire to create.

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      10 months ago

      That’s why kids love Minecraft so much nowadays, I call that game electronic Legos or digital Legos when they go into creative