What Is Your Baby Thinking?

Does she know me? Does she dream? Does she love me? Is she happy? We found the answers to all the stuff you wonder about during those middle-of-the-night feedings.
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Can babies tell the difference between their mom and dad?

Babies as young as 3 months old are able to distinguish between photos of adult male and female faces, says Paul C. Quinn, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Delaware, in Newark. His studies suggest that infants do favor one sex over the other -- namely, the gender of the person who's their primary caregiver, whether it's Mom or Dad. "What's interesting is that the preference for one gender over the other appears to be learned from experience -- it's not preprogrammed," says Dr. Quinn.


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Lokelani2006 wrote:

although it went to 3 month olds being able to reongnize gender i thought information provided is good and helpful. keep clicking on the next button and go to the one that will give you information that you need. I love being able to look into the future and have advise for the benefit of teaching my daugther. thanks

2/26/2010 01:22:30 PM Report Abuse
honeybee5000 wrote:

Well, I feel cheated. I thought I was going to read about what my baby is thinking at 36 weeks old. Instead I got a sentence about what gender a 3 month baby prefers. This was a waste of my time.

1/28/2010 09:28:28 AM Report Abuse
la75023 wrote:

I have to agree. I clicked on the link looking forward to what I might read and... well, this wasn't at all what I was expecting. I don't know anymore now than I did before :(

12/9/2009 01:19:35 PM Report Abuse
aczbabymama wrote:

oh you gotta keep clicking the next button to browse the other atricles first,,

12/4/2009 08:07:00 PM Report Abuse
aczbabymama wrote:

i agree!!!!!

12/4/2009 08:05:54 PM Report Abuse
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