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What have you learned about raising babies from these authors, and where do you think their work is biased and/or incomplete?

Question Survival of a species is important. Human primates have the longest period of childhood dependency of any species. How do Hrdy and Small describe the biological needs of human youngsters? Both authors focus on the relationship between mother and infant. Compare and contrast how each of them portrays what in human families makes nurturing […]