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[quote=Anonymous]I think there is a greater genetic component than you might think. And perhaps you *want* to think so, so that you feel better about yourself as a parent. But that's a different topic of discussion.

Before I had my son, I thought everything was nurture, not nature. But now that I have him, I am constantly surprised by how much I believe to be nature, not nurture. [Yes, it's just my unscientific opinion, nothing more.]

I'm one of the very lucky mothers who has a really easy child, at least so far, who knows what he'll be like when he's older. (He's now almost 2.) I never ever did any sleep training, and he sleeps amazingly well. I've been putting him to bed at 8pm since he was maybe 5 or 6 months old, and he goes down without a peep. When he wakes up in the morning, he just waits quietly in his bed until I wake up to get him. He also plays contently by himself. And I've never ever tried to "train" any of these behaviors.

I do think it's genetic, because my MIL says my DH was exactly the same and my SIL's daughter is also the same. Just quiet and content. Never a complaint. Still, I wonder what DS will be like in his teenage years, bc I know DH was a mother's worst nightmare as a teen.

I agree that it is temperament that is genetic, not behavior. But an easy temperament is SO much easier to train for good behavior. So, don't beat yourself up about it.[/quote]

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