Why can't we remember much, if anything, from early childhood and infancy?

Why can't we remember much, if anything, from early childhood and infancy?
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A child’s ability to store short term to long term memory doesn’t fully develop until roughly 3 years of age. After that, children are focused on developing and achieving milestones needed for rounded development (independence, social acceptance, developing motor skills etc).
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