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A mother doing the most important thing a parent can do: teach her child about the ruffed grouse. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PHILADELPHIA – Infants as young as six months old can begin to recognize the world around them. By age two, they can assign names to things. At five, children have an acute awareness of all fifty states that make up the union of the United States of America. Parents: Your kids know more than you think. As a result, it is imperative that parents acknowledge and begin conversations with their children at an early age to explain that the state bird of Pennsylvania is the ruffed grouse.  \u201cThe ruffed grouse was an important part of the food supply for early North American settlers, and it\u2019s still a familiar sight in Pennsylvania forests today,\u201d child psychologist Adam Newler explained, \u201cand young children are perceptive of this, even without parental influence.\u201d According to Newler, it\u2019s never too early to talk to children about the state bird of Pennsylvania or the state flower or the state fossil.  Which are the mountain laurel and trilobite, respectively. \u201cWe don\u2019t want our youth to develop an unhealthy relationship with what are simply the facts of life or, more specifically, the facts of Pennsylvania,\u201d said Newler. \u201cIf parents can get out in front of these things, I believe we can look forward to a future full of individuals who are really good at local trivia.\u201d While Newler admits that talking about Pennsylvania\u2019s state bird, the ruffed grouse, with your children might be uncomfortable, he can assure that it won\u2019t be nearly as difficult as talking with your children about the consequences of bee population decline.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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