As we squeezed every ounce out of our entrance fee at the Museum of Science, we also took advantage of the Harvard psychologists on hand in the Discovery Cove. They were testing to see how children react in certain circumstances with regard to empathy and remorse. They'd show a situation where one girl wanted another girl's toy so she pushes her over to get the toy and then they ask whether the girl who pushed them is happy (because she got the toy) or sad (because she pushed the girl). Happily, Schuyler thought the girl would be sad because she pushed the girl instead of happy for getting what she wanted. Apparently, this is not the common three year old thinking which made us feel like everyone who has raised this girl so far has done at least some basic things right.
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