Parenting Myths People Have Believed for Decades

Easy babies turn into difficult children

Countless people will tell you—with great gusto, no less—that your smiley, happy baby who slept through the night at six weeks is destined to become a terror as they get older. But “that’s not true at all,” says Posner. “Some kids just have really easy personalities, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be harder older on. There are plenty that are super easy at the beginning and stay super easy.”