The rhythms of daily life are established during the first three months. As the infant’s need for sleep diminishes, its need for stimulation and love grows; the baby is constantly discovering new ways of attracting the attention of the world around it. Mother and child have grown accustomed to one another, the child recognizing the mother’s reactions and the mother responding to the child’s demands. Regardless of the culture, infants around the world understand the smile as a signal of recognition and pleasure; smiling is a social act. (24 minutes)

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		Developmental Phases Before and After Birth This program examines the development of the fetus in utero and the child during the first year. The conclusion is unarguable: regardless of the culture and living standards of the parents, the milestones of development and growth-physiological and p...(more details)		DVD $99.95
		The Development of Self The first year may well be the most important in the psychological development of the child. In the course of 12 months, he or she has developed mobility and the ability to receive and send psychological messages. Anger and fury are among the infant'...(more details)		DVD $99.95
		Discovering the Outside World In the course of its first nine months, the infant has acquired an extraordinary amount of skill and information. It requires less and less sleep, is acquiring more and more freedom of movement, and has an expanding vocabulary of gurgles and babbles....(more details)		DVD $99.95
		Developing the Sense of Family At the age of six months, the infant has developed a sense of familiarity with its customary surroundings and has discovered that there are not only signals but symbols as well. The healthy baby nurtured within a family recognizes the faces of family...(more details)		DVD $99.95
		Mothers, Fathers, and Babies This program observes the role of breast-feeding in different cultures and its effect on the role of the father. Where mothers in rural or more primitive areas tend to nurse their infants on demand, babies in industrialized countries are usually born...(more details)		DVD $99.95

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