My sister and I are both trying to understand why we learned so differently as kids - she thrived on rewards and clear expectations while I needed to explore and make my own mistakes. Now we're caring for our aging parents and applying these same different approaches to helping them maintain cognitive function, and it's creating conflict about what's actually helpful.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family members discover their fundamental differences about how people learn and change become magnified when applied to vulnerable loved ones.
“Where Are You with Learning theories — behaviorism through constructivism?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.