Little kids are that way; they feel if their parents aren't watching what they do then what they do isn't real.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Children often believe their actions only have reality if observed by authority figures like parents.
- In plain terms
- Kids think what they do is real only if their parents see it.
- What can you take from it?
- Validation from others shapes our sense of reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you know you are real?
- Does being watched change your actions?
Another view
It simplifies complex child psychology to a single condition.
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