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Age Group
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Action
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Is This Advantagious
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Comments
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1-3
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Bore friends with baby pictures
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Yes
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Gets rid of unwanted "friends"
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1-3
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Feed ducks at the local park
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Yes
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Gets you out of the house
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1-3
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Find things you dropped on the ground
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No
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They do most of the dropping, blocks, toys, clothes …..
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1-3
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Mother can give up work
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Yes
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Child support / Family allowance
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1-3
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Play in the park
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Yes
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Get some sun
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1-3
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Playing with toys in shops
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Yes
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Dad gets to try them all first
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1-3
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Teach adults new words
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Yes
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Goo-Goo & Ga-Ga and other fine sounds
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1-3
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Interrupt social activities
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Yes
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Reason to leave boring parties - "have to let the baby-sitter go home"
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1-3
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Useful as an excuse to end phone conversations
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Yes
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Can always be relied upon to make appropriate noises at the right time
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1-3
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Costs of their hobbies
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Yes
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Presents still cheap
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1-3
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Noisy
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Yes
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Gets rid of boring/unwanted guests
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