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<strong>Baby</strong>&Toddler<br />
real life | expert advice | sleep solutions<br />
Born to be kind<br />
You can tell when your baby is feeling<br />
happy, sad, sleepy or hungry, but did you know<br />
that from as young as six months old, your little<br />
one can also feel more complex emotions, such<br />
as empathy? In a recent study * , a group of fiveto<br />
nine-month-old babies were shown a video<br />
of two shapes, with one shape hitting and<br />
hurting the other. When the babies were given<br />
the same shapes to play<br />
with, the majority of<br />
the babies picked<br />
up the shape<br />
that had<br />
shown<br />
distress,<br />
revealing<br />
empathy<br />
towards<br />
it. How sweet<br />
is that?<br />
Words Bethany Mackman PhotograpHy getty images<br />
*American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev<br />
44 | <strong>Oct</strong>ober 20<strong>19</strong> | motherandbaby.co.uk
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