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.
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?