It's not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.
If you thought babies just cry, eat and sleep – in that order- then here’s a bite of reality. Your tiny toddler has a full-blown social life just like yours! Yes, your precious little one also has group interactions, things to crib about and other babies to fight with.
The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centers are set up.
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And they came across astounding results-it was found that infants had "social brains'' and focused not just on their mothers but on social life in groups as well.
"They communicate with more than one baby at once, show jealousy and generous inclusiveness,'' The Daily Telegraph quoted Professor Bradley as saying.
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"A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn, but put that same baby in a group with its peers and they behave and interact like any other baby.''
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Phoebe Christison, a child-care worker at Camperdown Sunshine Bubs in Sydney's inner west, said she often noticed what appeared to be emotional attachments develop between toddlers.
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The study suggests that one kilogram higher birth weight is associated with a 10-20% reduced risk of heart disease later in life, compared to smaller sized babies.
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