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Is Immaturity the Long-Sought Cause of Colic? Close, but
No Cigar!
Brain immaturity is a large piece of the colic puzzle. But this theory
can’t be the whole truth because it fails to explain two crucial colic
clues:
Preemies are no more likely to have colic than full-term
babies. If brain immaturity were the underlying cause of a
baby’s screaming, preemies, with their superimmature brains,
would be the fussiest of all babies. Yet these tiny babies never
cry without a clear reason, and they stop promptly once their
need is met.
There are many cultures around the world where babies
never get colic. This fact proves that brain immaturity cannot
be the sole basis of persistent crying. There is no biological
reason why the brains of infants in some cultures would be so
much more mature than those in others.
Theory #5: Does Challenging Temperament Cause Colic?
A few years ago, I spoke at a Lamaze class. During the
talk, a pregnant woman named Ronnie told the class
about her plan to have an “easy” child. She said, “I have
two friends with young children. Angela has twin two-
year-olds who scream and fight like little savages, but
Lateisha’s child is an angel. I don’t want to make the same
mistakes Angela did; I want my baby to be like Lateisha’s
little princess!”

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Anyone who has been lucky enough to spend time around infants
knows that some babies are as gentle as a merry-go-round while others
are as wild as a roller coaster! What makes some children so volatile and
challenging? Was Ronnie right? Is an error committed by their parents,
or are some babies just natural-born screamers?