Sixmontholds

Half of six-month-olds don’t sleep for 8 hours straight, study finds

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Half of babies aged six months never get more than eight consecutive hours of sleep per night, according to a new study.     Canadian experts who tracked 44 infants over a period of two weeks found a fifth didn’t even sleep for six hours consecutively. Infant sleeping patterns vary greatly, they found – not only … Read more

Six-month-olds see people who imitate them as more friendly 

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Babies know when you imitate them – and they perceive it as a sign of friendliness, according to a new study. Swedish research suggest the imitation game is an infant’s favourite way of interacting with adults, making them more engaged and likely to approach an adult. In experiments, six-month-old babies looked and smiled longer, and … Read more