8yo Nattydatty

Cognitive development research shows that children aged 7-9 are drawn to —rhyming, alliteration, and nonsense words. "Natty datty" ticks all those boxes. It is easy to say, fun to shout, and sticks in the memory like a jingle.

The term is not part of a mainstream news article or a viral social media trend but rather appeared as evidence in a 2017 legal document. It is listed as a filename for a video clip depicting child sexual abuse, which was recovered from a computer during the investigation of Clews, who was ultimately convicted of child pornography charges. 8yo nattydatty

The daughter—her name was Claire, they learned—burst into tears. She explained that her mother had been acting strangely lately. Forgetting things. Leaving the stove on. Calling Claire by her father’s name, and he’d been dead for ten years. Claire had asked her to see a doctor, but Mrs. Krump had refused, saying she was “as sharp as a tack, sharper than most tacks, and stop treating me like a child.” Cognitive development research shows that children aged 7-9