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My late grandmother once told me not to put my baby in front of a mirror before he has grown his teeth. She said it will effect his development???? She didn't know why or where it comes from. Is there any basis for this?
Answer:
Many dismiss this as a bubbe maiseh, an old wives' tale. But if you heard it from your own bubbe, then perhaps you shouldn't be too quick to laugh it off. We take our grandmothers' traditions very seriously.
One respected authority, Rabbi Moshe Stern, validated the custom of not showing babies their own reflection, saying it was practiced in his home town of Debrecen, Hungary. He quotes a 13th c… Read More »
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