The distance between 14 months of age and 18 months of age is extraordinary. Around 14 months, toddlers think that because they like something, the whole world likes the same thing—as summed up in the “Toddler’s Creed”: If I want it, it is mine. If I give it to you and change my mind later, it is mine. If I can take it away from you, it is mine. If we are building something together, all of the pieces are mine. If it looks just like mine, it is mine. If it is mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what. If it is yours, it is mine. Around 18 months, it dawns on babies that this viewpoint may not always be accurate. They begin to learn that adage that most newlyweds have to relearn in spades: “What is obvious to you is obvious to you.” - taken from Brain Rules for the Baby

The distance between 14 months of age and 18 months of age is extraordinary. Around 14 months, toddlers think that because they like something, the whole world likes the same thing—as summed up in the “Toddler’s Creed”: If I want it, it is mine. If I give it to you and change my mind later, it is mine. If I can take it away from you, it is mine. If we are building something together, all of the pieces are mine. If it looks just like mine, it is mine. If it is mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what. If it is yours, it is mine. Around 18 months, it dawns on babies that this viewpoint may not always be accurate. They begin to learn that adage that most newlyweds have to relearn in spades: “What is obvious to you is obvious to you.” - taken from Brain Rules for the Baby
by Syed Ahamed

November 25, 2015 at 10:53PM
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