Toddlers Aren’t Tiny Geniuses

Your baby isn’t actually reading your mind, even if they stare right at you.

We constantly overhype what infants can do. Take the famous marshmallow test.

It’s not about willpower or character; it’s just about whether the kid trusts the adult to actually

come back. And when babies look longer at weird stuff, it doesn't mean

they understand physics or goals—it just means they noticed something changed.

Even that mirror selfie moment is just physical recognition, not deep self-awareness. Stop treating toddlers

like tiny geniuses and realize their brains are building the world one messy step at a time.