My Child the Scientist

Thoughts about cognitive development from the eyes of an expectant father
Dave Sobel is an Associate Professor at Brown University. He studies cognitive development in infants and preschoolers. See full bio

A note about blankets

An update from my last entry about blankets and development

Just a short update from my last entry: I wrote that entry on Saturday morning. That afternoon, I dropped Lisa and Paulina off at a local Specialty-Baby-Store-That-Must-Not-Be-Named for a class. When I came to pick them up, I found that the class was running a little long, so I got to look around the store. In among the overpriced books, toys and flashcards, which all claimed to promote development, I discovered a blanket manufactured by Company-That-Must-Not-Be-Named. The packaging on the blanket came so close to stating that that wrapping your child in this product would promote healthy development and learning, that I felt compelled to mention it here. So, the update is that now, I'm not making the part up about the blanket in my last entry. It's real. And for $30, you can own the blanket too (Seriously).



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