Seeing the adult in the child
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Ever wished you could peek into a crystal ball and see your baby’s future? A three-decade-long study that followed 14-month-old infants into adulthood could be quite enlightening.
Researchers found that toddlers who displayed behavioural inhibition – cautious and fearful behaviours when exposed to unfamiliar people, objects and situations – became more reserved and introverted and less socially active as adults.
Published by Cosmos.