Medicare Part B does not cover routine hearing exams or hearing aids. Medicaid, however, may cover some of the cost of hearing aids, depending on the state you live in. That's because each state operates its own Medicaid program, and each program has slightly different rules and coverage.
Research shows that infants display behaviours that are important beginnings for theory-of-mind development (see details in Mooreâs and Sommerville âs papers in the chapter on social cognition 9,10). By age 2, children clearly show awareness of the difference between thoughts in the mind and things in the world.
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign recommends that children not be left alone before the age of 12. Many other children will not be ready until later than that. Also, experts caution that older siblings are generally not ready for the responsibility of supervising younger children until the age of 15 or older.