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Mothers and fathers are at the mercy of innumerable accidents—accidents about the random genetic mix of temperament and ability, accidents about how that mix interacts with our own temperaments and abilities, accidents about what our lives happen to be like in the few years that constitute a childhood, accidents about what the rest of the world has to offer our children.

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Alison Gopnik

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The Scientist In The Crib

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Jeff Johnson

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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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