The process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.
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Academic study on the proportion of hearing "no" versus "yes" among toddlers
I vaguely remember a study claiming that children heard the word "no" a lot more often than the word "yes". I could not find it today; I did find this claim
A UCLA survey from a few years ago, reported that the average one year old child hears the…
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Can repeatedly turning on and off lights cause a fire?
The old and pretty common tail told by parents to their children is something similar to "If you keep switching the light on and off you will start a fire!".
Is this even possible? If so, are there any statistics to back this up? Whats the…
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Will leaving a baby to cry cause brain damage?
According to some news articles I found, leaving a baby to cry can cause brain damage:
The guardian:
"Leaving baby to cry could damage brain development, parenting guru claims"
Leaving a distressed baby to cry on a regular basis could be…
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