TomM comments on Babies and Bunnies: A Caution About Evo-Psych - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 22 February 2010 08:31:44PM 2 points [-]

What would be even more interesting would be to do a time-series. When do human infants have peak cuteness?

Comment author: TomM 15 March 2011 05:02:21AM 4 points [-]

As a fairly observant and (as far as I can tell) realistic parent, I have noticed that both of my children have (up to their current ages of four years and 19 months) had several peak periods for cuteness. So far they have had peaks centred at the same ages: 5 months, 15 months and (oldest only so far) 3 years.

This is not to say that they are not cute at any other ages, but at these ages they have been radiantly, eye-wateringly cute.