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Rhitu Chatterjee

Again! Again! Here's why toddlers love to do things on repeat

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My son was about four months old when I first noticed that he liked to spend a long time doing the same thing over and over again.

Most of his waking hours, when he wasn't eating or pooping, he focused on trying to touch the toys in the mobile over his crib. And he kept at it for weeks, even after he'd mastered the work of touching and tugging at the toy.

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