Mutual trust develops between baby and mother {bonding, development}|. Conflicts also happen as baby explores forbidden objects in wrong places or ways, or wants to do one thing while mother wants to do another. Such conflicts start when infants can reach and grasp objects. Such conflicts lead to playfulness, teasing, testing, sharing, games, and understanding. Baby knows mother's attention and emotions through interactions. Infant games have easy patterns in time and space and contribute to curiosity and companionship.
Infants and children are always testing to improve perceptions and reactions {cognition development, 0 to 12 month}. Infants never confuse themselves with objects outside themselves. Infants recognize that other people have motivations and emotions. Traditional nursery songs, chants, and rhymes are in all cultures, so babies know musical communications before they can speak. Baby soon knows mother and father as particular individuals. Infants are most interested in events caused by human movements.
Babies stimulate gentle and questioning talk, which has regular beats and gentle moods. Baby talk has changing intonation and rhythm and has head, eyebrow, and eye movements. Infants watch intently, reply {pre-speech} on beat, smile, and move head and body. Baby pre-speech is developmentally necessary to actual speech.
Infant boys have spontaneous penile erections {sex development, infant}. Infant girls can have spontaneous vaginal lubrication.
4-Zoology-Development-Stages-Infant 00.0-12.0 Months
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