Michael’s memory
It’s clear enough that most adults do not have accurate memories for events from toddlerhood and infancy. But do small childrenContinue Reading
Author: Charles Fernyhough
Running from the Spider-Baby
I’ve talked a bit about children’s ability to distinguish fantasy from reality. One much-loved child in the shape of anContinue Reading
Trusting early memories
One group of people who need to know about children’s minds are those who deal with them in a legalContinue Reading
Around the table
Developmental psychologists like their laboratories and their experimental tasks, but they also recognise that many of the complexities of children’sContinue Reading
Is he nearly here yet?
Isaac can’t wait. Today is Christmas Eve, which means that tonight Santa Claus will come down the chimney and ‘drinkContinue Reading
The horror remembered
To the Wellcome Collection for Shona Illingworth‘s moving and thoughtful installation, ‘The Watch Man’. The piece, which forms part ofContinue Reading
A Thousand Days of Wonder
In April next year, Avery (a division of Penguin USA) will publish The Baby in the Mirror in its US edition.Continue Reading
Who is the baby in the mirror?
Enough people have asked me this question to make me think it needs some kind of public answer. Is thatContinue Reading
The power of lullaby?
News this week that mothers are lulling babies to sleep with pop songs rather than traditional lullabies. We know thatContinue Reading
Nah nah ne nah nah
I’ve been speaking this week to Isabel Berwick from the FT, who is interested in the particular phenomenon that isContinue Reading
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