Adults tend to think they have much free will. Kids younger than six are less sure. They may be more realistic!
Alison GopnikBecoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.
Alison GopnikIt's turns out to be much easier to simulate a grandmaster chess player than it is to simulate a 2-year-old.
Alison GopnikBeing a grandmother is a wonderful thing, so my advice is skip the children. Go straight to the grandchildren.
Alison GopnikSome people say that parents don't matter, and that's not true at all. The irony is that we pay attention to all these things that don't matter, and not to what does matter, such as parents having enough resources to provide an environment where their children have both security and freedom.
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