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Children care about their reputation from the age of two, study finds [telegraph.co.uk]

 

It has long been assumed that childhood is a time of innocence, free from the shackles of social conformity, where youngsters act naturally on instinct rather than by convention.

But new research shows that even by the age of two years old children are already crippled by the scrutiny of others and will change their behaviour if they are being watched to boost their reputation.

Scientists at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, found that by 24 months toddlers show signs of inhibition and embarrassment when being observed and will attempt to ‘manage their image.’

[For more on this story by Sarah Knapton, go to https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sc...-reputation-age-two/]

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