- surnames starting early in the alphabet are thought to be advantageous; in certain fields like economics, creators of multi-authored papers are not sequenced by their level of contribution, but in alphabetical order; in discussions by medical staff, patient surnames starting early in the alphabet also get more attention than those names later in the alphabet (Singh, et al, 2006)
- unfortunately, Stephen's surname starts with 'S' and our family name starts with 'K', so you can only do something about his/her first name :p ; apparently, Not giving daughters 'common and old-fashioned names may enhance your little girl's claim to be young and exotic' ;> easier to find a life partner; giving sons 'common and historically popular names may signal that the boy is mature and established
- with regards to giving your child a christian name; sadly, there is an implicit form of racism observed for names that indicate 'whiteness' and names that indicate 'blackness'; this has been demonstrated in organizations' reponses to job applications (Bertrand and Mullainathan, 2004)
2. this second bit is what I picked up at the Infant vision lab today ;>
- if buying toys for when the baby is 1 month old, avoid pastel colours; only saturated colours are visible to the baby at this age
- I think its by 24 weeks, the foetus is able to detect light from outside your abdomen; haha something to try with your baby and a torch light
Might send you more random facts soon. Take care babe :p
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