I always considered my self as “energy optimizing”… that is I’d like to do the least amount work for the maximum amount of benefit. OK, my husband would just call me lazy. However, I think there are some merits to what he would call laziness and what I would call smart about use of time and energy… particularly when it comes to parenting. And I think this philosophy fits well with the overall Cave Baby Theory.

Ok, so our daughter is 2 years 4 months… and all the other mommies are exploring preschools. The general “rule” is 2 years 9 months and potty trained as a starting time/point for preschool, at least in the Bay Area.

Last night, as my six month old daughter was falling asleep she fussed a little. She was lying next to me but she struggled to get closer. As soon as I picked her up she fell asleep. This happens a lot, but this time I wondered why. What was the purpose? If every trait went through natural selection… what is the advantage of crying?

What did the cave mommies do and why is that relevant today? If you believe in natural selection… where animals evolve based on traits that “work”… then cave babies hold the key to how we are supposed to raise our kids today. People probably haven’t evolved much in the last thousand years. Generally now everyone has a chance to reproduce and pass on their genes except for maybe evolution based on disease. So I’d argue our physical and emotional needs haven’t changed much.