2020-04-01_Mother_&_Baby

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W

hetheryou’repregnantandhavegot

a bi t of babybraingoingon, or you’re

lo okingaftera totor twoandnot

gettingthemostsleep,youmightfind

th atmakinga decisiontakesa lotof energyand

effort.Andexpertsthinkyourtoddlerhasit a lot

easierthanyouwhenit comesto makingherlittle

mi ndup!Newresearch*on 18-month-oldshas

di scoveredthatratherthansimplydoingthingsat

ra ndomor justcopyingMummy,toddlersareable

tocombineinformationfromwhathappensto

th emandwhathappensto otherpeopleto decide

whetherto keepgoingwitha problemor not.‘This

findingsuggeststhatthetoddlersengagedin a

so phisticateddecision-makingprocess,similarto

how adultsmightcreatea listof prosandcons,

and useit, to influencetheirchoice,’saysJessica

Sommerville,professorof psychology.

April

WORDS EMILY THORPE PHOTOGRAPHY SHUTTERSTOCK, ADOBESTOCK *FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

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