Newborns gaze into their parents’ faces, seeking connection with those who care for them. Older babies look at adults’ faces to try to understand how to read an uncertain situation. Toddlers reference their parents’ faces to check in on how far they can push the limits. And for the rest of their lives, those children will continue to use this skill of gaining important information by reading the faces of others to figure out their world. The messages we read on others’ faces convey more powerful