Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and child well-being

Re:Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and ... by Erratic6576 on Sunday November 26, 2023 @04:56PM (#38425409)

I try to teach my baby to be patient when he’s hangry, but he slaps, punches, kicks and bites.

He doesn’t even say “I’m hangry, you incompetent giant”. He demands to be held in arms, he punches, bites and slaps my face. He did this for the first time when he was around 3 months old.

Patience is learnt through many years, specially when the belly is full.

Hangry people can turn violent, like most restaurant workers know.

As “the whole-brained child” book states, children can not be reasonable when they are in a tantrum

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Re:Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and ... by billti on Sunday November 26, 2023 @05:57PM (#38425965)

> children can not be reasonable when they are in a tantrum

Are you supposed to grow out of that? I’m 51 and I still notice this about myself at times!

(Only half joking here. It is amazing how hard it can be to snap out of a “sulky mood” after some type of frustration or disappointment, even when you’re aware of it and that it’s doing more harm than good).

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