Clue to why a baby is crying is ‘in their eyes’
Babies cry to convey emotion, with the main reasons being hunger, pain, anger or fear, researchers find.
The intensity of the cry gradually reduces if the cause is anger, but increases if it is pain or fear
But parents – particularly first time parents – can struggle to identify which is the underlying cause, scientists from the University of Valencia say.
A study in the Spanish Journal of Psychology says that the eye activities and the dynamics of the cry can help determine the reason.
