Is a coin that just landed heads five times 'due' for tails?
"We've lost five games in a row — we're DUE for a win." Same gambler's-fallacy feeling kids get with board-game dice ("three sixes already, no way again"), a raffle/lottery "due number," or a losing streak in sports. Reframe the streak as something the kid has actually felt owed.
Talk about it
- When have you felt like you were 'due' for something good after a string of bad luck?
- If a coin just landed heads five times, would you bet on heads or tails next — and why?
- Why might a long losing streak feel like it 'has to' end soon, even when it doesn't?