# Young children judge others based on facial features as much as adults do

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**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/young-children-judge-others-based-on-facial-features-as-much-as-adults-do/2297 "2019-04-19T17:45:31Z")\
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> **[Young children judge others based on facial features as much as adults do:...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190418095142.htm)**
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> Just like adults, children by the age of 5 make rapid and consistent character judgements of others based on facial features, such as the tilt of the mouth or the distance between the eyes. Those facial features also shape how children behave toward...

  
Just like adults, children by the age of 5 make rapid and consistent character judgements of others based on facial features, such as the tilt of the mouth or the distance between the eyes. Those facial features also shape how children behave toward others.