Developmental Science Pillows

"Young man, go to your room and stay there until your cerebral cortex matures."

"Nation-building never works."

"Bark or stare? Always a tough decision. Bark? Maybe stare? Whimper? Maybe? Meanwhile, stare."

"Her first word was 'paparazzi'. "

"I see that he is growing as fast as your law firm."

"Did I hear the dog in here?"

'Why don't they make thumb-flavored baby food?'

'Sometimes I worry that I basically wasted my 2's.'

"They grow up so fast."

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

Mozart's First Movement - Baby Mozart is sitting on the potty.

"He likes it."

"She's been so creative lately."

T"ruly, Susan, I envy no man."

'You gotta learn to talk, Jeffrey -- it's part of the aging process.'

"He's not talking yet, but sometimes we give him peanut butter to make it look like he is."

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

'What's play?'

"I bet you're curious about what's going on in the R&D Department."

Twenty-first century baby walker

"I'm so proud - she's already learning her shapes."

'He's not talking yet, but his texting skills are excellent...'

"He doesn't really talk yet, but he does some sound bites."

"When did she start crawling?"

"....But then I find myself saying, what if there isn't more to life than this?"

'Oh Darling, you must be so proud: Your first wart!'

"Wait—what did I come into this room to do?"

"Now that I can talk, here's my speaking fee."

Baby Einstein. Baby Frankenstein.

Baby Mozart.

Grand. Baby Grand. Toddler Grand. Teen Grand.

"So, what do you do for play?"

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.