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The less we interrupt, the more easily infants develop a long attention span. According to many books, a baby has a short attention span; but that is not quite true. If infants are well cared for, if they can do what they happen to be interested in at that time, and if nobody interrupts, they have much longer attention spans than we give them credit for. Contrary to grown-ups’ expectations, infants usually do not get overly frustrated by struggles during play. When it toy gets caught or a ball rolls away, they may even enjoy the situation and certainly learn from it-if adults do not solve the problem for them.
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Magda Gerber
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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