Abstract

CHAVERRI CHAVES, Pablo  and  LEON GONZALEZ, Sara Paola. Promoting the capacity for self-control in children: concepts and strategies in context. Innovaciones Educativas [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.37, pp.119-132. ISSN 2215-4132.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/ie.v24i37.4068.

This essay aims to show and discuss key aspects of child self-control based on recent research, as well as to propose factors and strategies to promote the development of this important capacity. To do this, he begins by defining self-control, then identifies some of its benefits, then describes the marshmallow test, as well as its analysis in context. Then it relates self-control with decision-making, analyzes the role of trust, the role of adults in its promotion in girls and boys, and finally proposes some strategies to support it.

Keywords : self-control; self-discipline; candy test; socialization; life competencies; decision making; confidence; social and emotional learning..

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