Just to clarify, a "toddler" is 1-3 years old. So a 5 year old is not at all "almost a toddler".
"A 5 year old does not have these skills"
They should have learned that by age 4, which is why kids start pre-k/k at the 4/5 age range.
https://mom.com/kids/5106-what-age-do-kids-have-impulse-cont...
"Who said this article has to have a point?"
Probably because we expect more from the source - The Atlantic. If this was the author's personal blog I would not be saying anything. But this article sits next to subjects like:
- Can a Protest Movement Topple Netanyahu? - Russiagate Was Not a Hoax - Our Students Are Depending on Us, teaching through Covid-19