Invitation behavior in two months
Do you remember how helpless you felt when you did not know what the child needed, and how desperate they came to being unable to stop his crying? A month ago, except for those cases when the child was crying or gave several deciphered signals "Take me on the pens", you usually felt very insecure. Now that your child is two months old, it's easier to understand. Smiles serve as an introduction to communication and play. Crying became more focused. At the age of about two months
, children demonstrate a set of interesting signs, which we call invitational behavior, are communicative signals that show you how the child feels and needs.
Note. Matthew lets me know when he gets hungry, and knows that I usually take it for feeding on my hands and put it on my lap. He knows that I'm sticking with my blouse and unfastening the bra when I'm preparing for feeding, so already during this ritual, he lets me know that he is waiting for the feed. He begins to smack, his breath quickens, he turns to me and looks very expectant. He already told me that he was hungry, and now he says he is looking forward to feeding.
Actions expressing anticipation and protest. To two months of age, your child can begin to show signs of trust in parents;one of the first is anticipation. After repeating the signal-response script "I'm crying - they take me in my arms and nurse"( meaning give a breast, bottle or rock) for two months, the child is now ready to show the public that he knows his role. Similarly, if his opening lines are misunderstood, he protests.
The child picks up your mood. The moods are contagious for affection-bound children of
and mothers, and at about this age there is mutual emotional sensitivity. When the mother is upset, the child is upset. We have repeatedly noted that children who have the greatest confidence in their parents turn out to be the most receptive to parents' feelings. It is quite natural that there arises mutual sensitivity when two people live and grow next to each other.