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totheEmotionsofOthers
One of the first images that came to my mind when reading it is my baby cousin Erika
smiling. My cousin is 4 month old and ,as in the text it is said,
when they gaze, smile, or
vocalize, they now expect their social partnertorespondinkind,andtheyreplywithpositive
vocalandemotionalreactions(Markova& Legerstee,2006Rochat,Striano,&Blatt,2002).
I
find it incredible how such a little and small person can be so happy and expressive when
you talk to her/him. And indeed, her smile
transmits me a lot of happiness and
tenderness
anditisanamazingfeeling.
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LearninganddevelopmentLauraGimnez
After reading the text and having watched some videos, I have drawn some conclusions.
First, it has to be said that caregivers emotional states have ahugeimpactonchildrenand
their future lives. In fact, it is very important that parents keep a positive mood when they
address to their infants because children can notice the negative emotions and this fact
surely affects them in a bad way. The voice it is also a very important aspect when
communicating with our children as itconveysbothemotionalandverbalinformation.So,all
in all, when we want to communicate either with babies or with kids we have to take care
about our emotional state. Indeed, when we talk we do not only transmit verbal information
butalsoemotional.