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They may not be able to walk and talk yet, but see what things babies do know. (All facts from ScienceDaily.)
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‘Mommy is older and bigger than me therefore I listen to her.’ Babies understand the structure of social environment and attribute how much authority people have to how big they are.
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‘Is Dad part of the animal kingdom? Of course not.’ Babies are able to tell a human from a monkey by listening to their speech and distinguishing it from the sound a monkey makes.
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‘If only my sister could teleport to a faraway place.’ Babies understand the rules of the social and physical world and can determine what would be possible and impossible to achieve.
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‘No means no and not yes.’ Even before they are able to speak babies are able to distinguish between different kinds of words and their meanings.
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‘I smile, because Granny is happy.’ Babies are able to differentiate between negative and positive emotional expressions.
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