From our children's infancy on, as parents we learn about them from their behavior. When babies cry, or are fussy, we try to figure out if this means they are hungry, tired, need to have a diaper change, or just want to be held. When nothing seems to comfort them, new parents may begin to worry that something is wrong. As children grow and develop new skills, we depend even more on reading their behavior as a way to understand who they are in order to be effective as parents. [...]
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