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personality

A person’s broader, more stable pattern of traits, habits, and ways of relating to the world.

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Can emotions shape baby personality

Can emotions shape baby personality

Temperament is not the same as personality When people say a baby has a “personality,” they often mean an early pattern of behavior: easy to soothe, highly alert, shy, intense, calm, or curious. In developmental medicine, this is usually called temperament. Temperament refers to an infant’s typical level of emotional reactivity, self-soothing, attention, activity, and […]