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Things are getting a little strange towards the end of this book…

Welp, Leon is now going to take piano lessons.

Theory of mind- meta cognition around 3-4 yrs.

Gandhi story and practice what you preach ( Gandhi and the sugar).

Animism- children under the age of four typically believe that inanimate objects are real.

Centration- where a child only focuses on one particular part of an event.

Children according to Piaget organize information:

Accommodation assimilation, and equalliberation.

IQ only accounts for only 20% of life success

Raise levels a cortisol for prolonged periods of time impairs function of the immune system, circulatory system, and reproductive systems. Excess prolong stress can affect your babies brain in destructive ways with dire consequences.

The book describes the case where, over a 30 year study, 13 orphans, who were on the cuff of cognitive delay, were given emotional and social support by older teenagers. These teenager volunteers cared for each baby tenderly, the subjectscognitive delay, decreased. 11 out of 13 were adopted… they had successful careers; other two cognitively declined after study.

Violence in video games and children—- bat study—- as soon as children watch a cartoon with hitting … they responded aggressively afterwards to a toy.