I can't believe people say stuff like that to you - how rude! I think that every child is so different and it is just in their personality. I have 3 kids and each of them are so different. DD1 is very easy going but can get quite stressed very short spurts while DS is just a little ball of anger most of the time. It's just their personalities and I try to understand how they are feeling and teach them strategies to deal with those emotions. They are not bad emotions for them to have, they just have to express them appropriately.

I also think it is impossible to tell from just a couple of weeks from certain behaviours whether that means that they are like that because all kids go through stages and behave differently at different times.

I think this really gets into the whole argument of nature Vs nurture. I think a lot of our personality traits are in our DNA and there is not much that we can do to change it. I think problems arise when we start labelling certain personality traits as negative because it gives kids the idea that it is not okay and they are not okay. They can also feel very angry/resentful or abnormal if their feelings and personality aren't taken seriously or people are constantly trying to change them.

I don't think it is a problem if your baby is starting to show those personality traits, I think what is more important is teaching her how to deal with her feelings, work through them, understand them and express them in an appropriate way. She may not be able to help how she is feeling and I think that people considering them negative emotions may have a worse affect on her throughout her life.

I think it sounds like you are doing a great job with her. Gentle parenting will help her to learn to express her emotions and what you are doing shows her that you accept her just the way she is which is what most kids need.

Lots of 6 month olds have difficulty settling to sleep, even when parented gently. You just have to have a look around the threads to see that is not all that unique. I think she sounds perfectly normal to me. Some babies just love sleeping more than others and can do it anywhere. I have 3 kids that have all been very different in their ability to go to sleep and at different stages, their needs have all been different again. I just work with them as best I can to make sure that they are getting what they need and feel safe and secure while it is happening.

Don't worry about what other people say, I think they are rude!