Why do children hide by covering their eyes?

University of Cambridge researchers studied the effects of hiding children’s eyes on their feelings of invisibility, and discovered some very interesting things about how young kids view their “self” versus their “body”, which you should check out.

“… it would seem that children apply the principle of joint attention to the self and assume that for somebody to be perceived, experience must be shared and mutually known to be shared, as it is when two pairs of eyes meet.”

Apparently kids only exist when you make eye contact with them. Remember that when you don’t want them to feel invisible.

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    This is still true of me. Albeit not as strongly as before… I still feel less seen without eye contact. (and refuse to...
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    In related news, ‘Object Permanence’ is still my favorite Cards Against Humanity card.
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    So Interesting!
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