Baby Knows

Are babies a good judge of character? In a new study at Yale University, babies were shown skits where different block of different shapes and colors climb up hills.

This video for example shows a skit where a yellow triangle helps a red circle up the hill. In this (next) skit, a square block aggressively pushes the circle back down.

After the performance, the researchers showed twelve 6-month olds both the helping and hindering blocks. All of them chose the helper. In a similar experiment with ten month olds, the majority pointed to the circle helper..."

Think your baby doesn't know whether mommy or daddy are positive or negative? Maybe you'll have to change your thinking.