I saw on Twitter—of course I saw on Twitter—that sometimes, when babies are really happy, they get overwhelmed and have to look away. It’s not that they don’t like you, it’s that they just can’t handle how much they do. The feelings are too strong, and their bodies are so small. It’s called gaze aversion, that act of looking away.
gaze aversion
gaze aversion
gaze aversion
I saw on Twitter—of course I saw on Twitter—that sometimes, when babies are really happy, they get overwhelmed and have to look away. It’s not that they don’t like you, it’s that they just can’t handle how much they do. The feelings are too strong, and their bodies are so small. It’s called gaze aversion, that act of looking away.