Do you know of any Impulse Control exercises that one can practice with a child?

Question

I want to know of any exercises that can be done with little children (5 and down) that can teach them to control their impulses and wait patiently for things. Any other tips to better socialize young children?

If you know of any websites that discuss this topic, please list them.

Answer 1

Patience is something that develops with age. The length of time a child should be expected to wait is shorter for younger children, and also highly individual - some children are more pensive and some are more energetic. This is really something that needs to be evaluated for age appropriate expectations.
However,
here is a web site that discusses a few things to help develop patience.

Answer 2

There's an experiement described in Emotional Intelligence relating to this. A young child is told that he (or she) can have one marshmallow right then, or two marshmallows in fifteen minutes. The one marshmallow is left on the table while the parent leaves.

The differences between the children who could wait and the children who couldn't, later in life, are startling.