At a primary school in Greenock Scotland three teachers on maternity leave brought their babies to school every two weeks to interact with schoolchildren Playtime with babies teaches children empathy or care and feeling for others Most receptive often are the children who are ldquo a little challenging rdquo as one teacher put it ldquo It rsquo s often they who interact more on a one-to-one level rdquo They learn ldquo how much hard work it is to take care of a child rdquo and ldquo more about each other rsquo s feelings as well rdquo Learning from an infant
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