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Babies learn most of what they know from interactions with their parents, but not of the formal, instructional variety. Babies learn from spontaneous, everyday events—the mailman at the door with a package to open...all of which need adult interpretation. They are real events of interest and concern to babies and young children....By contrast, infant education is artificial and out of context. - Sandra Scarr
Attribution: Sandra Scarr (20th century), developmental psychologist. Mother Care/Other Care, part 3, ch. 7 (1984).

Categories: Babies, Developmental Psychologist, Education, Infant Development

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