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Originally Posted by Mama2MeadowRose
What I don't get is this:
When mommy goes into the next room, the baby bursts into tears. Why? Because the baby cannot comprehend that when mommy is out of sight, it doesn't mean that she disappears.
When a baby throws picks up an object and then drops it into the floor, they don't yet know how the grab/hold mechanism works.
When a baby cries in her crib, s/he feels that s/he is all alone and gets scared.
AND CERTAIN PARENTING COMMUNITIES THINKS THESE ARE REASONS TO HURT/SCARE A CHILD FURTHER BY STRIKING THEM????
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To start with. As they get older they're playing physicist. Testing gravity - does it fall every time? And probably to an extent, also testing mummy/daddy - do I get it back every time? How quickly? But likely mostly the gravity....