Judith Rebecca Silkenbeumer

1 Introduction Imagine a 5-year-old child looking longingly at a jar of candy, but not being allowed to take any until later. We would probably all agree that distraction would be a helpful strategy for suppressing the impulse to reach for the jar and for bridging the waiting time. Now imagine that same child wanting to join their friends playing outside but struggling to tie their shoes and, therefore, becoming increasingly frustrated.