Characteristics And Challenges Of Infant Development

Infancy Exploration There are many characteristics and challenges of infant’s development. The following topics describe and explain the different stages of development, the reason why attachment is so important, what it means and the different styles of attachments, the different reflexes, Piagets’s theories and why breastfeeding it’s so important and why it’s not practice as much today which I believe are the most important factors of child development. Reflexes are involuntary responses or moments we get when we are born. There five main reflexes we’re born with which are Grasping, rooting, sucking, startle and stepping reflexes. Grasping reflexes is basically an automatic respond to grasp onto an object that stimulates the palm. For†¦show more content†¦Attachment is the emotional relationship between the child and the caregiver. Attachment is important for several reasons. A child that has a good emotional bond with their parent is more likely to have better copping skills with negative emotions in stressful moments; they are more independent and more confident to go out in the world and explore their options. There’s two particular theory of attachment id agree with which would have to be Bowlby and Harlow theory. Attachment I believe comes from early age and it’s based on how the caregiver takes care of their child and the emotional connection they share with their child. Harlow’s theory sta tes that babies are more attached to theirs mothers for the simple reason it’s the parent that feeds them and shows protection, once they find that in a parent they become more in order to survive. There are different styles of attachments for example secure, insecure, avoidant, and anxious-ambivalent. Secure attachment is when a child its upset when their caregiver leaves but once the caregiver returns they are able calm down. This shows how they feel secure enough that they can count on the parent to come back. Another type of attachment is insecure attachment is when the child shows no emotions towards their caregiver and they don’t really care whether their caregiver comes back or not. Which for a baby it’s not a good sign, this style of attachment