50. Don’t You Know?
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
10. A Memorable Smile
18. The Face Matches the Feeling
19. Stress Busting
30. Be Still, My Face
38. Taking Cues
49. Punishing the Bad Guy
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
23. Natural Interference
24. The Gestation of Gestures
33. The Importance of an Audience
35. Shapes or Kinds?
45. Power Napping
46. Same or Similar?
47. The Ambiguous “One”
MOTOR SKILLS
6. Feet Lead the Way
11. Out on a Limb
12. Grasping Prep
13. Tongue Testing
24. The Gestation of Gestures
25. Sizing Things Up
28. Grabby Hands
39. Walking Tour
41. The Retriever
43. Using Your Head
MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT
15. Pitch Patterns
22. A Cappella Strikes a Chord
PERCEPTION
20. Propulsive Perceptions
PRIMITIVE REFLEXES
3. En Garde
4. Happy Feet
7. Response Under Pressure
8. I’m Hip to That
9. This Little Piggy Was Named Babinski
SENSORY DEVELOPMENT
1. Soothing Scents
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
13. Tongue Testing
29. I Want What You Want
30. Be Still, My Face
33. The Importance of an Audience
34. A Gazy Connection
37. Defending What’s Mine
40. Familiarity and Foods
44. A Questioning Look
48. Helping the Helper
49. Punishing the Bad Guy
50. Don’t You Know?
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DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME
Sidebar: Dyer, Jim. Ethics and orphans: the “monster study.” San Jose Mercury News, June 10, 2001.