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...much as better-educated moms and that their vocabulary and grammar skills may be more limited, leading to insufficient verbal interaction with their children. Mothers with less education also tend to talk to their children less overall; women with more education are more likely to elaborate details and tell stories to their kids, even about ordinary events and concepts. And studies suggest that parents' talking and gesturing frequently to their babies early on have a significant impact on their children's vocabulary and language competence by school...
...exposure in babies younger than 2 doesn't do any good, Schmidt and Christakis agree. But does that mean a few minutes in front of the tube will sentence a baby to remedial classes for the rest of his life? "What I tell parents is 'Ask yourself why you're having your baby watch TV,' " says Christakis. "If you absolutely need a break to take a shower or make dinner, then the risks are quite low. But if you are doing it because you think it's actually good for your child's brain, then you need to rethink that...
...Most of the things they want to do in life are associated with having to experience pain," says Wicksell. The kids want to play soccer or basketball, they want to go to movies, they want to be able to tell friends they can spend a whole Saturday with them. But for many of these kids, just standing up from a sofa can hurt a little. "So we discuss pros and cons - the short- and long-term consequences of not doing things with friends," says Wicksell. The kids eventually learn how to take their pain along with them to social outings...
...What, if you could give one point of advice to us aspiring social “changemakers,” would you tell...
...pairing inform your professional work? CM: It’s easy for me and hard for him. When I show him my work, which sometimes I do, I want him to be my loving husband and a fierce and honest critic, and I want him honestly and fiercely to tell me how great it is (Laughs). It just puts him in an awkward position. But for me it’s a win-win; and I’ll never get reviewed by him.5. FM: How do you both like working out of Harvard?JW: I think both...