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The upstairs brain remains under massive construction for the first few years of life, then during the teen years undergoes an extensive remodel that lasts into adulthood.

First, the babies engaged in social referencing, looking at one of the adults, four times more often, and more quickly, when an ambiguous toy was placed in front of them. That is, under uncertainty, they used cultural learning. This is precisely what an evolutionary approach predicts for when individuals should use cultural learning (see note 9). S

had decided that my oldest son was a born bully, and my youngest boy was innately sweet and gentle. And every day there was fresh evidence that I was right, because every day David seemed meaner and meaner, and every day Andy seemed more vulnerable, more pathetic, more in need of my protection.

Neuroticism dimension in female groups.

At least some of the changes could, they thought, be explained by such obvious life events as puberty, marriage and parenthood, most of which occur at around the same age for most people.

Girls seem to prefer the intimacy of dyadic relationships, whereas boys prefer the anonymity of groups.

They weren’t left to create their own societies. They were junior members of adult societies.

In addition, research has shown that it isn’t good for children to be the top priority in a household. We have a nation filled with children who feel entitled, can’t really manage for themselves, and can’t endure uncomfortable emotions because everything is taken care of for them.

friends in this sense are a relatively recent phenomenon, and are a consequence of the dramatic reduction in family size that has occurred over the last two centuries, especially in Europe and North America.