Submitted by meginoz t3_z45uea in explainlikeimfive
meginoz OP t1_ixpr06v wrote
Reply to comment by pdpi in ELI5 - mind theory in regards to child development? by meginoz
So basically she cannot understand that I may not be as excited and keen to play barbies (again for the fifteenth time today) as she is? So she "punishes" me for not feeling that way?
pdpi t1_ixprqn4 wrote
Exactly. Also, applying the same logic, she's not "punishing" you, because she doesn't necessarily understand the concept. She's just expressing her frustration, not entirely unlike how a baby cries to express they're hungry or uncomfortable..
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