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Infant attention

Infant attention is a developing ability to orient toward, focus on, and shift away from people, objects, and sensory experiences.

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Why babies get bored quickly

Why babies get bored quickly

Boredom in babies is often a learning signal Babies may appear to get bored quickly because their brains are designed to learn efficiently, not to remain politely engaged. An infant who looks away, arches, fusses, or drops a toy may be signaling that the stimulus has stopped being useful, has become too demanding, or is […]