There’s no shame if you misname. Mixing up your children’s names (or even calling your kid the name of your family dog) isn’t necessarily cause for concern, one expert asserts. Dr. Samantha Deffler, an associate professor of psychology at York College of Pennsylvania, told Good Housekeeping that it can simply be a “cognitive glitch” that is “natural” and “very common.” “Moms, especially moms,” Deffler previously told NPR. “Any mom I talked to says, ‘You know, I’ve definitely done this.'” Jessica Chastain says a lot of kids have been named after her ‘Interstellar’ character — but a baby-naming site disagrees The psychologist led a study...
