Does your child's personality as a baby reflect their personality now?

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I'm a first time parent to a baby whose little baby personality is starting to shine through! At the moment he seems happy with a good sense of humour, cheeky, very loud and outgoing, quite impatient, a bit stubborn and knows his own mind. He wants what he wants and he gets easily frustrated if he can't have it immediately (won't persevere for very long before getting very angry e.g. when reaching for a toy). So interested to know if this is likely to be a reflection of his personality for the rest of his life 😊

So just for fun, how do your childrens' personalities now relate to their temperaments as babies?

Maternity nurse said that DD was 'the angriest newborn I've ever seen' - DD (now 12) is anxious, but not bad tempered at all .

She was a pretty contented baby, a babbler and a good sleeper. Now, as I said, a bit anxious, still a babbler, not such a good sleeper.

DS was similar baby, but a slightly slow developer with crawling, walking, sentences (though he said first word at same age as sis) etc - he has inattentive ADHD, it turns out, and still a little behind the curve, but as charming as he was as a baby.

DS is 9 now, BTW

Broadly speaking yes.

But I think you can help steer personality traits to the positive with the right parenting (sometimes...)

Stubborn->determined
Clingy-> forms strong relationships
Attention seeking-> outgoing
Shy of others->confident in their own direction

Or maybe that’s just me trying to put a positive spin on it!

Yes for DD1. Tires easily but doesn’t sleep enough. Eats loads. Tells you what she wants or doesn’t want, loudly. Strops a lot. Argues a lot. Never still. Bored easily (but very good at finding stuff to entertain herself if allowed). Bright as anything.

Not sure for DD2. She was a quiet, chilled, affectionate baby who didn’t sleep (due to medical issues). Now she’s a sassy, very funny, often wildly emotional, fiercely independent but still very cuddly 5 going on 13 yr old, who thankfully sleeps pretty well.

No from me, DS1 always hated being passed to a relative for a cuddle as a baby, now is the most tactile little boy ever.
DS2 could be held and cuddled all day by anyone, now hates being touched (autism) by anyone but myself.