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Terrible twos and hypothesis testing.
The “terrible twos” can be a very difficult time for parents and caregivers. Children at this age not only do things adults don’t want them to do, but also do things because their caregivers don’t want them to. If it seems like children are intentionally disobeying or disregarding their caregivers’ wishes — it’s because they are!
But 2-year-olds behavior, so difficult to deal with at times, is only part of the story. It may seem hard to believe, but these children actually have good reasons for driving their caregivers crazy. They are learning what happens when people want different things. In other words, they are learning about conflict and are using a powerful learning mechanism — hypothesis testing. The terrible twos are really just a part of children’s experimental program to figure out the world. Primary caregivers, unfortunately, are the main test subjects.
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