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There is a somewhat lighthearted book (and a sequel) on this:

https://www.experimentingwithbabies.com/experiments/

which covers a lot of simple experiments (that should be harmless), the theory behind them and what result you can expect to see. Children develop quite fast, so you've already missed the first half of the book! But book 1 covers up to 2 years, and you can look at the sequel for beyond.

It includes things like the spot/mirror test, seeing what toys kids are interested in based on what adults look at, etc.

(I feel I should point out I don't have kids, but I would definitely want to try this out if I did. As far as I can tell none of these experiments should cause any ethical concerns, but you should be the judge of that since your child can't give consent!)




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