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- From: rabbit@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Aleta Hanna)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: More humorous developmental milestones
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 13:58:41 -0800
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- In article <LOWRY.93Jan21160201@rotor.watson.ibm.com> lowry@watson.ibm.com (Andy Lowry) writes:
- >In article <1jmn6oINN3m4@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler) writes:
- > > I enjoyed the funny milestones someone posted earlier, such as
- > > being able to stall past bedtime an excessive amount, or the 1st time the
- > > kid yells "no!" at you. I thought of some others, with smileys for all:
- > ...
- > > Cognitive
- > > By age 1.5, most children will be able to time the moment they need
- > > something *exactly* when a parent gets busy doing something else
- >
- >A common instance of the above milestone is when the baby develops the
- >skill required to consistently wake up from a nap at the exact moment
- >Mommy and Daddy are sitting down to dinner. The drive to prevent
- >Mommy and Daddy from enjoying a simple meal together can be very
- >strong.
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- AND...
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- An explaination of "growth spurts": A child can will itself to grow
- that critical 1/8" to reach the fascinating (read dangerous/fragile)
- household item that you put out of reach the day before.
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- Aleta
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