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Having an infant is boring! (self.parenting)

submitted 1 year ago by rgb3x3 to c/parenting

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As of today, I have a 1 month old. She is amazing and I love her so much, but she's boring! Don't get me wrong, she's difficult and my wife and I haven't slept a good night in a month, but all she does is eat, sleep, and poop. There's basically no interaction.

I'm so looking forward to being able to laugh with her, play with her, and generally start teaching her the world.

How do you feel? What's your favorite stage of child development?

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[–] rgb3x3 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is really really good advice. It sounds like it boils down to learning to be patient and meeting them on their terms (their terms within reason).

I have desires for the interactions I'd want to have with her, but no expectations. She's going to be who she is and I'm not going to try to change that. We'll embrace what she enjoys and encourage exploration as best we can afford.

Child brain development is the most interesting thing to me and I look forward to seeing how she interacts with the world.

[–] janabuggs 1 points 9 months ago

If you're interested in child development or even just at some point struggling with communication I cannot recommend this book enough

"How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen"