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The "baby meow" is just an anxiety meow. "Look, I'm a kitten, and I need something Right Now," it says. I don't think it's intentional in the sense that they'
by randallsquared 17y ago
The "baby meow" is just an anxiety meow. "Look, I'm a kitten, and I need something Right Now," it says. I don't think it's intentional in the sense that they'll try it and stop using it if it doesn't work (except in the sense that they might stop interacting with you at all if you pay no attention to them, give them no food, etc).
- litewulf 17y agoSimilar things actually work on babies. That is, if you respond immediately when a baby starts crying it will learn to cry when it needs attention. If you let it cry for a bit, the baby will learn not to do that. (This is actually not as unethical as I'm making it sound. Basically it has to do with attachment styles and teaching the kid not to be clingy. Generally you do things like this if the baby is waking up and crying at night. Of course, I'm not a parent, so this is just based on what I've read.)