Why Babies Need Dad's Too
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Why Babies Need Dad's Too
by Koleka Casimir Gottfriedson
1. The baby is able to control movements more, they more easily mirror their social partner
1.1. Spanish
1.1.1. Midterm
2. Dads are particularly good at playing with their children and through such play the child is learning scripts for social relationships
2.1. Spanish
2.1.1. New vocabulary
3. The baby can do simple things like turn away or close eyes but the baby has limited capacities for self-calming. If these are unsuccessful the baby cannot self-calm
4. What is a baby prepared to learn socially in the first 18 months? -Mutual eye gaze practices (how, how long, with whom) -How to read postures -How to solicit others for needs like food or play -Rules of games -Turn taking -Greetings -Joking -Expressing affection -Making friends -And much more
5. Human beings are complex creatures whose capacities are developed mostly after birth, unlike virtually every other animal.
6. We need dads and grandfathers, along with moms and grandmothers and others, to provide the nurturing care, the mothering, that babies need to grow well
7. I grew up with mostly my mom. I got to see my father but not as much as I wish.
8. Robert was my step-dad's name, he was the most amazing man, he tauht me how to two step and how to gut a fish, i was surely heartbroken when he left us. Rob was more of a father to me then my own.
9. My dad was dealing with stuff for a long time because of what he had to go through when he was younger. He told my older brother and I, he needed to work on himself. We understood.
10. My sister, brother, and I relied on our uncles and grandpas for a "father-figure". We had "God-Dad's". Our uncles, god-dads, and grandpas were a big part of all of our lives.
11. From 2.5 to about 6 months of age, the baby’s behaviour is highly responsive to they're parent’s behaviour through facial expressions and vocalizations.
11.1. Maths
11.1.1. Text book, exercises 34, 35, 36, 37
12. Dads, like moms, help children learn ways to “be with” others. Each relationship is a way to learn an alternative pattern
12.1. Physics
12.1.1. Research and prepare experiment
13. The eyes, face vocalizations, gestures, and body tonus take center stage
13.1. English
13.1.1. Text book p. 55-60
13.1.2. Joseph Conrad "Heart of Darkness"