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Babies Prefer Individuals Who Harm Those That Aren’t Like Them
Infants as young as nine months old prefer individuals who are nice to people like them and mean to people who aren’t like them, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal
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Want a good night’s sleep? Let the baby cry, say psychologists
The Telegraph: For academics claim to have shown that letting an infant cry itself to sleep is the best way to ensure a good night’s rest for all. While most babies sleep through five or
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Mini marathons: Tireless toddlers cover more than two and a half miles a day (but that includes 102 falls)
Daily Mail: They may be called baby steps but don’t be fooled: the average toddler walks more than two and a half miles a day. The distance – which would put many adults to shame
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Sophia and Jacob are most popular U.S. baby names
USA Today: The most popular baby names often change a bit year to year, but not Jacob, which in 2011 marked its 13th year as the most popular name for boys, according the Social Security
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Even Babies Can Recognize What’s Fair
TIME: When your preschooler declares, “That’s not fair!” after her brother receives an imperceptibly larger piece of cake, she’s not just being selfish. Kids have a keen sense of fairness, a characteristic that research increasingly
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Babies Know What’s Fair
“That’s not fair!” It’s a common playground complaint. But how early do children acquire this sense of fairness? Before they’re 2, says a new study. “We found that 19- and 21-month-old infants have a general
