Fun fact, it’s because babies haven’t developed object permanence so when you hide your face, your face literally disappears for them and then when they see it again it’s like them seeing it again for the first time
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When babies first start emoting, they sometimes turn away in the middle of smiling at you because they’re so overwhelmed with joy that they can’t handle it.
It’s called gaze adversion and it’s used to slow their heartbeats.
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Fun fact, it’s because babies haven’t developed object permanence so when you hide your face, your face literally disappears for them and then when they see it again it’s like them seeing it again for the first time
When babies first start emoting, they sometimes turn away in the middle of smiling at you because they’re so overwhelmed with joy that they can’t handle it.
It’s called gaze adversion and it’s used to slow their heartbeats.
They are so easy to cheer up!