Susan is babysitting her nephew Charlie when he discovers her handbag and its assorted contents, including a pair of small scissors. Susan takes the dangerous object from Charlie and tries to hide it from him in her pocket, under the newspaper, on top of the television, and so on, but Charlie keeps finding the scissors even when he did not see where Susan hid it. What is the youngest Charlie is likely to be?

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Charlie's ability to find the scissors, even without seeing where they were hidden, suggests he has developed object permanence. This cognitive skill typically emerges around 8 to 12 months but continues to develop well into the second year of life. By 20 months, children are much more adept at understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight, and they can follow or infer the location of hidden objects, indicating a more advanced level of cognitive development consistent with this age.

Susan Is Babysitting Her Nephew Charlie When He Discovers Her