Way Back When I Was...

  When I was a youngster, I would always grip or play with anything that was in the house. I would grab my sister toys and then I would grab my. But my mom told me that I was such a cut kid, and then later told what I did with those toys. The thing that I would hold on and never let go was my barbies. And when I was told it was bedtime, my mom would try to take it a away. But I never let it get out of my sight. I brought it with me everywhere I went. Even other favorite toys I would be sucking on it or just looking at it for a long time. I mostly played by myself.




In this week we learned about the different reflexes of Developmental psychology. When the babies are born, they inherited, automatic, coordinated movement patterns. Four out of the three can mean the same thing. 


When I was little, I would always be sucking on the plastic toy keys. And then my mom would put them against my face and I would move towards it. Rooting for a baby is near the mouth. The head usually toward the source.  But it disappears around 4 months and but it becomes voluntary.  The sucking come with it and they suck anything that will touch their mouth. 


I started to walk when I was almost close to about a year old. As soon as I was walking, I would walking everywhere in the house, but I used like a little stroller to help out. The walking  is present as soon as the baby is born. They cannot support their weight, they need something to support them. On the soles on their tiny feet touches the flat surface and try to foot in front of foot. The reflex disappears in about 6 weeks. 

If you ever had hold a baby before, and you put your finger in their tiny little hand, they have a really tight grasp on it. As soon as they get the response to that touch, they will grasp and maybe not letting go to the object.


It is cute when the baby spreads their arms and their legs if you make a funny sound. This happens when they hear an unexpected noise or if they even if they feel like if their falling. It disappears within 4 to 5 months. 


If the baby is born without the reflexes, they could have a neurological problem to them.