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3-Year-Olds Will Override Adults’ Instructions If They ‘Know Better’
February 15, 2013 by NewsBot
Even very young children understand that adults don't always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult's specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to bring something more useful, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association...