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Caregivers are active agents in their infants' learning, but interactions differ across cultures

Caregivers are active agents in their infants' learning, but interactions differ across culturesWorldPing

A baby sits on the floor and reaches toward a red ball on the floor and grunts. The mother responds, "Do you see the ball?" She picks it up, holds it in front of the baby and says, "Do you want to hold the ball?

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