Further Reading

Your baby is developing their awareness of themselves, starting to want to do things for themselves and beginning to be able to think about different possibilities. This can lead to moments of disappointment or frustration and your baby will experience these emotions with great intensity. Your baby’s social and emotional skills are closely linked to their cognitive development. They will gradually develop the cognitive skills to think through situations that are disappointing or frustrating. Now, they will feel their emotions intensely but will not have the skills to think through the situation and regulate their emotions.