The "identity and power stage" is reached by the time a child turns five, according to data on healthyparentshealthychildren.com. This means that a child's identity begins to take form by the time they enter kindergarten.
When is the last time you read your child a bedtime story? I've been guilty in recent years of being lazy and putting a tablet on my kid's pillow instead of snagging a hardcover from the bookshelf, but there appears to be data out there that implies these types of habits can be stifling creativity in young children.
What would you do? What would you do if a mysterious car pulled up to your child, rolled down the window and an adult you don't know began talking to them?