Laut einer Studie geben Kleinkinder anderen lieber Leckereien, als sie zu bekommen

Anecdotal, but the world would probably be a far different place if this basic instinct didn’t seem to get overwhelmed so much by selfishness as people age.

It would be interesting to see what circumstances lead to its obvious erosion in so many people as they age. Perhaps it’s because toddlers simply don’t think too much about the concept of „tomorrow“, meaning they also don’t care too much about the implications of giving away something you have extra of today and might need in the future. Scarcity and adversity can really change the way a person thinks.

That might be worth a study in itself.

I definitely see this in my toddler. He’ll hand you food and if you don’t take the food and either eat it or pretend to eat it he will start to put it in your mouth for you lol. “Eat!!!!”

He also pretends to feed his stuffed animals for probably similar reasons.