The Four Favorite Facts From the Last Seven Days

In the 17th century, child rearing advice included tossing your baby up in a blanket to strengthen its nerves or firing pistols near it. Philippa Perry: " peekaboo" is really scary for a baby because they haven't got what we call object permanence. This thing about treating babies and children cruelly to make them stronger is a utter, complete, nasty myth that people still cling on to."