You know how some babies are very fussy and are always crying over the littlest things, but some are the happiest humans you’ve ever seen? Some babies are uncomfortable around strangers and will cry but some don’t mind unfamiliar faces at all? It couldn’t be nurture since this quality is pretty innate since the moment they are born. What determines how calm and non-fussy a baby would be?
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People have personalities. Babies have personalities.
People have different allergies/tolerances. Babies have different allergies/tolerances. Especially since they’re still growing and they sometimes just can’t process some types of food. My son couldn’t process dairy for his first few months and would get an upset stomach if his mum had dairy (he was breastfed). He has no way to express his discomfort other than crying/squirming.
Their brains are developing. They simply can’t process some things and some babies might develop faster than others. Again, they have no method of showing their lack of understanding/discomfort other than crying. They don’t understand anything else.
When they get beyond 6 months you could argue it’s probably more nurture than nature, as by that time they could feasibly have been introduced to different people&environments enough to recognise them and not be upset. But they are still developing a lot and if something overwhelms them or confuses them they, again, don’t know how to express it other than crying.
Personality differences exist as per normal for people.
Additionally – babies and little kids modulate behaviour way less than adults, so you’re more likely to see wild moods. If you’re not seeing the kid a lot, you’d assume they were bonkers. One day they’re tired and flip out, next day they’ve just eaten icecream and are the most angelic thing.
Also they change a heap as they develop. My bub is 19 months, and her reactions to meeting new people or being out have been pretty different from 6 months to now, even though her baseline personality hasn’t really changed that much.
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