Parents’ Choice does a wonderful job of reviewing family media of all kinds (and is a foundation for which I have written quite a bit, so I’m a little biased). For the summer traveling season, they’ve reviewed toys, music, videos, and games for ages infant on up. In “Portable Picks for Traveling With Kids,” some of the highlights among the 50 (!) reviews include the Car Valet, Road Trip Trivia, Cranium Silly Stories, and music from some of my favorite artists, including Gunnar Madsen. Read the article for a wide array of new and classic products to entertain your kids on the road, on the water, or in the air. Also, post your own suggestions for trip playthings by hitting the comments button below.

I found myself stuck to this enlightening video clip because of the reference to marshmallows. I admit to adoring ’smores, Rice Krispy treats (especially the ones with milk chocolate and almonds my wife makes). I’ve also won a family camp marshmallow eating contest (yes, it was disgusting).

Then I watched this piece featuring Dr. Joachim de Posada, an author, speaker, and adjunct professor at the University of Miami. He talks about an experiment in which a Stanford psychology professor put one four-year-old kid at a time into a room alone with a marshmallow and told them to not eat it. Each kid approached the puffy treat differently, with some eating it immediately, some waiting a bit, and a couple refraining altogether. What Dr. de Posada points out is that the experiment determines a child’s ability to delay gratification and may very well suggest the child’s long-term self-discipline.

I’m going to try the experiment on my kids and see what happens. Chances are, they’ll delay gratification longer than I could.