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In reply to the discussion: Ten percent of American high-schoolers graduate without basic object permanence skills. [View all]libodem
(19,288 posts)29. 18-22 months in. infants
Is a most difficult time time to leave toddlers in child care.
They don't understand 'later' and 'I'll be back', as far as they are concerned, if I can't see you, you don't exist, and you may never come back. It's called infant time.
It is even part of what makes break ups, unbearable.
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Ten percent of American high-schoolers graduate without basic object permanence skills. [View all]
backscatter712
Feb 2013
OP
Wow, Then Whether or Not the Light Stays On When You close the Frig. Door Must be Hell for Them.
dballance
Feb 2013
#6
The responses to this thread suggest a similar thing about satire awareness. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#7
On the bright side, if I scroll Rick off the screen, he ceases to exist!
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#12
and does she believe Russia still exists, if she isn't viewing it from her house?
bench scientist
Feb 2013
#15
How did they see Jesus then? With their third eye, huh? Yeah, it's satire, but remember this?
freshwest
Feb 2013
#17
When I started college back in the stone ages at the age of 18, it was written on the bathroom wall!
freshwest
Feb 2013
#23
When you read how Conservapedia blames the all powerful, evil liberals for everything,
freshwest
Feb 2013
#28
That figure seems really suspect to me. Object Permanence usually develops by 2-3 yo, because
patrice
Feb 2013
#32
She does... I spend the whole time she is "sneaking up" saying, "Where did Izzie go?"
ScreamingMeemie
Feb 2013
#36