Your Child's Brain in Week 90 When your child was an infant, you
instantly accommodated her every need. When she was hungry, you
fed her immediately. When she needed a cuddle, you were right
there to caress and rock her. When she was eager to socialize,
you indulged your baby with smiles, coos, and your best form of
"parentese." At that early stage of parenthood, you knew all
about the myth of spoiling Baby with your attentiveness. But now
that your child is nearing the end of her second year, it's OK
to expect her to wait for the appropriate time and place to
engage in certain activities. Developmentally, she has the
capacity to hold out for your attention. Here's what we know.
What the Research Shows - In the first setting, researchers
demonstrated how an unusual telephone worked, and instructed
each child to refrain from touching the phone until he returned
to the room. - In the next experiment, the researcher hid a
raisin under a cup and told the children, "Wait until I tell you
to you find the raisin." -