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Are Kids learning the art of Corruption?

A 4-year old girl watches his father read a newspaper unmoved. Competing for his attention she decides to create disruptive games around him, just to win his concentration - running, shouting, biting his long fingers but her efforts are met with disinterested glares.

Assumingly, she grows her art and she pulls his round ears putting her tiny, underdeveloped hands into his weekend short pockets. “Cynthia!’ he retorts, “Go to the kitchen, watch what mom is preparing”.

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