By nature babies yearn to loved and nurtured.  Through recent founding parenthood was misrepresented by this.  A crying baby was seen as spoiled and needed to be taught better.  This idea was very far from the truth.  Crying is one of the sole ways in which babies communicate.  This myth that earlier parents had led to a generation of people that are unable to communicate effectively.  Babies were also thought of as an empty shell.  But, this is not the case at all.  Babies have real feelings and diverse personalities.  The primal interaction amongst the infant will be the driving force that dictates their place in life.  Characteristics are developed from the womb.  Babies mimic and behave by the design of their caregivers (Ashford & Lecroy, 2012).

            Environments that are positive and non-aggressive help the child to exhibit socially acceptable behavior in the present and the future.  Creating an atmosphere of love helps the infant to adapt love into their own existence.  On the other hand, examples of aggressive and volatile behavior will be reproduced, as well.  The infant will define their behavior by the behavior of those that are caring for them.  Through the social learning theory behavior is modeled for the infant.  The infant then replicates the interactions that were interpreted.  Family structure plays the vital role in determining the destination of the growing infant; mentally, physically, and spiritually.  Education of healthy avenues that the caregivers can take is advised.  Although, small in the learning stage, infants are out future (Chavis, 2012).  Word Count 253

 

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