I've been reading up on the famous Marshmallow Test lately:

<< Stanford researchers left 4-6 year old children alone in a room with a marshmallow, and told them they would get a second marshmallow after 15 minutes if they didn’t eat the first one. Some of the children ate the marshmallow right away, most tried to resist at least for a little while, and 1/3 of the children were able to wait long enough to get the second marshmallow. ...

The researchers then followed the children through adulthood and found that the ones who were able to delay gratification and wait for the second marshmallow had higher SAT scores (an average of 210 points) and were generally happier and more successful in life. >>

http://www.hellobee.com/2012/02/08/the-importance-of-executive-function/

My daughter would have no problems passing the Marshmallow test, but my son would really struggle with it! There are some exercises you can do to increase your willpower/Marshmallow resistance, so I'm looking into that... I think being able to delay gratification will help with some behavioral issues we've been seeing lately.

Would your kids pass the Marshmallow Test?