Infant Development Paper

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Assignment Specifications Assignments must be 2 full pages typed using 12-point New

Times Roman font. Assignments must be double-spaced and have one-inch margins.

These assignments will give you the opportunity to integrate your own experience with

class information. Please put information from the notes and the textbook in your own

words (try not to quote word for word), and then cite these two sources in the text of

your paper. Cite the textbook as (Erford, 2017, p. ) and class notes as (T. Christensen,

class notes, CNL7023, Spring 2016). You must cite either class notes or the textbook

for each concept that you reference. No additional sources are required, aside from

class notes and the book. A reference page is unnecessary if you are only citing class

notes and the book. However, if you choose to use additional sources (e.g., scholarly

journal articles), you must cite them in-text and provide a reference section in your

paper. Also, as you write, please maintain others’ confidentiality by changing the names

of people that you discuss in your paper.

Reality Assignment Options:

Option 1: INFANCY—Holding an Infant

For this assignment, you will need an awake infant who is one year of age or younger.

Hold the infant for at least 10 minutes and briefly summarize your experience. Then,

identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant

to your experience. For each concept or principle, explain how your knowledge of this

information made your experience more meaningful. Some of the following questions

might help you to think of relevant course material to connect to your experience.

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a. What physical, cognitive, and socioemotional characteristics did the baby

display?

b. What was the infant’s reaction to you? How did you react to the infant?

c. What emotions did the infant express?

d. How did the infant’s parents or caregiver respond as you held the infant?

 

e. What developmental theories help you to understand your experience?

Reality Assignment 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Development

Spring 2016

 

 

 

Introduction

The age group discussed in this reality assignment will be infancy. Holding a baby snugly in your arms brings pure joy and adoration to both the baby and the person holding the baby. There is something so beautiful about swaddling the pure innocence of a baby that is absolutely heartwarming. The rules for this assignment stated to hold the baby for 10 minutes, it is very difficult to only hold a baby for 10 minutes. The parent of the baby was a co-worker and he baby used for this study was 6 months old. The three topics discussed will cover the ulnar grasp, infant-directed speech, and intermodal perception.

Ulnar Grasp

One of the most heart-warming things about holding a baby is when it wraps its tiny little fingers around yours. The ulnar grasp is when the baby is able to close its hand around an object to grasp onto it (T. Christensen, class notes, CNL7023, Spring 2016). A baby is usually able to grasp objects by the age of 4 to 5 months. At this age the child is even able to transfer objects from one hand to the other.

Infant-directed speech

It is almost an automatic reaction for a person to use a different tone of voice when talking to a baby. Babies prefer listening to infant-directed speech that is high pitched and exaggerates the vowels (Erford, 2015, p. 126)

Intermodal Perception

While holding the baby it was noticeable that he could focus on what was being said to him rather than everything else that was going on in the room. This ability is called intermodal perception and usually develops around 5 to 7 months of age (Erford. 2015, p. 127).

Conclusion

Holding a baby is a very valuable experience that increases the bond between both the child and the adult. After learning more about the developmental of stages an infant goes though