Memory is a miracle. If you have just read that small sentence, millions of neurons have almost instantaneously deciphered shapes, interpreted those shapes into words, remembered what those words mean and, quite possibly, remembered past happy or uncomfortable memories.
The study of human development has been observing the timeline of when children learn. For instance, what is the average age of a child when they have learned that to get a candy out of a small bottle they have to turn the bottle upside down? The answer is amazingly consistent and those who cannot learn how to get the candy will have problems with more complicated tasks in the future.
Sally Robinson is a clinical professor of pediatrics at UTMB Children’s Hospital. This column isn’t intended to replace the advice of your child’s physician.
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I look into the "Galveston Plan," a form of government invented in Galveston in 1901 after the 1900 Storm. This style of municipal government spread rapidly across the United States. It is still used in one of the United States' most Populous Cities; Portland, Oregon.
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