r/ABCDesis • u/amg7355 • Aug 17 '26
EDUCATION / CAREER This Toronto student can talk physiology, solve advanced math and read for hours. He’s also just 5 years old.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-toronto-student-can-talk-physiology-solve-advanced-math-and-read-for-hours-hes-also-just-5/article_0bada689-b734-4f43-9f47-28e20efc63dc.html114
u/gannekekhet Aug 17 '26
His parents are conscious of how easily praise for a child’s abilities can become pressure to keep demonstrating them. At home, they have even changed the way they praise him. Rather than telling Arjun that he is smart or great, they try to praise what he has actually done. The difference may sound small, but to his parents it is deliberate. They do not want intelligence to become an identity Arjun feels he has to live up to.
That's really sweet! How nice. The parents seem to be cautious and want him to be a happy 5 year old kid but also not be bored or frustrated in his education. Hope Arjun grows up well!
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u/phrozen_waffles Aug 18 '26
This is great, generic praise causes anxiety because children don't know when they are being praised for. So, to protect themselves and keep the praise they end up taking less risks.
I did this with my kid, but unfortunately I couldnt get their mom or their grandparents on board.
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u/David_Summerset Aug 17 '26
Oh great, can’t wait for my mom to bring this up.
I’m 38.
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u/ShotSorbet9 Aug 17 '26
It’s just that Goodness Gracious Me sketch…… https://youtu.be/jkN9VdjgDwM?is=VsItmyFsNlcYxn7O
(Nah I know they’re doing it healthier than the stereotype, but still lmao)
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u/Serious-Tomato404 Aug 17 '26
'Arjun' is the default Indian baby boy name for Indian immigrant couples.
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u/amg7355 Aug 17 '26
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