Week 3: The Miracle of Birth! Ljoiner

Week 3: The Miracle of Birth!

This weeks reading was a lot of information that most was a recap of biology in school. I remember some of the terms and stages of an infant's milestones. But some of the information was new to me. I was fascinated by something of the things in chapter 4 about the neonates characteristics. How far they can see, how much they can hear, how much touch really means a lot for the bond of a mother to a child. As well as the reflexes of a baby to grasp on to something even though it may not be human but to hold onto it and almost have a death grip, The grasping relex it is called.
Some of the things that I remember from school or that I can apply to my own life were the kinostetic stages of a child moving around; head support, turning over, pushing up, sitting with out support, standing with and then without support. Those were just a few examples, but I have red it before and seen it with my own eyes with my sisters and nephews. I may not have children my self (yet) but I have been around many children and also helped raise them. I cannot speak upon the bond that a mother has with their child nor a father, but I have seen the first few days of my mother holding my sister as if there leaving and never coming back. Looking back on it now I know that she was building s bond with them. I guess I can say I have done the same with my dog. Not that is the same level but guilding a bond in humans is similar with animals. I remember getting my puppy and she was scared the first few days not knowing where she was but showing her comfort and compassion let her ease into me and learned to trust me. To this day if I go on a walk somewhere new she doesn't leave my side because of that bond. I have seen this with my nephews, mom or dad is gone and they go crazy because mom and dad are their safely blankets. Luckily now they know me enough to let me put them to bed and stay with me if my bother and sister need to get away for s bit.
What I found interesting is Piaget's sensorimotor period. As I read this I was thinking of my nephews and they went through each stage some at the same time but progressed. What stuck out the most is stage 5: tertiary circular reactions, repitition occurs again, a child will do things to see what the reaction is. Take for example a baby accidentally hits you(it doesn't hurt) but you act out and make it a funny scene or weird face. The child will do it again to see if you make the same remark. Since I work with high school students they should know better but I feel that this stage comes back or a possible varsition of this stage( testing the bounderies).

Landon