As a non-parent, I might replace the window with acrylic simply to deny the child the satisfaction of destroying plate glass
I think there is evidence to show that children who can't delay/deny satisfaction end up making significantly poorer life choices and have worse lives.
Anecdotally, every teenager I knew who couldn't accept delayed/denied satisfaction were absolute shits.
Definitely. I appreciate when someone asks for clarity.
The part I was talking about was “denying the child the satisfaction” as in the parent intentionally frustrating the child to teach them a lesson. I tried to take a shortcut by using the same wording as the person I replied to but I can see how that made it unclear.
The point I meant to make is that if a parent uses that technique to teach lessons in that way it’s likely that the child learns to use that technique themselves and turn it on the parent.
Further: If a child learns this type of technique from a parent it can be very hard to stop them from using it.