I haven&#x27;t properly read most of his material yet, but one thing that may be relevant for some children -- kids manage emotion, questions of agency and fairness, differently when they&#x27;re younger.<p>My wife and I taught our eldest daughter to read starting around 3 or so (not as young as in this article, but still on the early side).  She&#x27;s now 6, and quite good at sounding out any words she doesn&#x27;t know, but sometimes gets really furious at the spelling of many English words.  She wants rules that she can apply consistently, and (of course) English just... doesn&#x27;t have those.<p>Present vs. past tense of &quot;read&quot;, anyone?  Lead (plumbum) vs. lead (guide) vs. led?  Even words like &quot;Once&quot; and &quot;only&quot; can get her to scowl (she knows how &quot;on&quot; is pronounced... you&#x27;ve only added an &quot;s&quot; or &quot;ly&quot; sound to the end!)<p>It&#x27;s a source of tension, because she&#x27;d rather believe we&#x27;re wrong than accept that the language is so sadly inconsistent. :&#x2F;