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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is both tempermant and the parents ability to deal with a young child.  For instance, if you freak out because your baby cries in public than its not likely you are going to be comfortable being out and about all the time.
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I agree with this. There are babies who are fussier than other babies if they are uncomfortable (and being over tired or overstimulated is a kind of discomfort for babies) and there are parents who can weather fussier babies than other parents.

We have friends who have a shrieker. I used to think they were a little sensitive about her naps, but then one time I experienced her very shrill, very deafening, very extreme outbursts. In contrast, my mellow little muffin is rather different when he's tired--he rubs his face a lot and gets fussier than usual about things like falling or wants to be carried instead of running around on his own.

However, differents parents are more panicked/unhinged/upset by shriekers than others. Witness the example of what happens when shriekers get younger siblings. All of a sudden the parents can tolerate enormous amounts of noise in the interests of being able to get another child somewhere.

There is no "right way" to parent. You just muddle along. There's a wide latitude of what is "good" parenting and as long as you are loving, involved, and able to teach our kids limits when the time comes, you are a good parent.[/quote]

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