Infants can cry hypocritically

Even very young children know how to fake emotions and cry not really like the researchers found from Japan. Kids do so to attract additional attention from parents.

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Do not assume that babies do not know how to lie. Scientists from the University of the Sacred Heart in the Japanese capital for six months studied the behavior of two children who had not yet learned to speak. They were interested, first of all, why the baby is crying And whether children are happy or upset about something just before the start crying and immediately afterwards. Scientists came to the conclusion to which many parents have long suspected - even the smallest children are able to pretend to draw attention to himself.

Researchers have documented numerous cases of cases baby crying   on video. In one clip includes 68 episodes of crying child, R., and the second - 34 episodes of crying baby M. First at the start of observation was 7 months, and the second 9. Analysis of emotions baby immediately before and after crying showed that not every episode of disorder the child was justified. In 98% of the baby R. crying for some objective reasons, but there were moments when the baby started to smile and laugh almost a few seconds after the cessation of crying as soon as her mother drew his attention to it or simply coming closer. If a child is been really upset, he needed much more time after crying to calm down and start at least smile.

According to the authors, baby crying   It promotes social and emotional development of the child, which makes it a very useful expression of feelings. And it is not always an indication that the child is experiencing any physiological or psychological discomfort. Kids fake crying to deserve the attention of parents. Especially often it happens in families where the children are "competitors" as brothers and sisters. (READ MORE)

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