Question

Theory of mind is the understanding that people have plans, thoughts, and points of view, and that these plans, thoughts, and points of view may differ from our own. What do newborns know? How is what newborns know related to one of the central concepts of life course theory?

Answer 1

LIFE COURSE THEORY : It is other wise termed as life course perspective

Life course theory is defined as social events occurred in a sequence way and roles where individual or persons acts on time. It is used to study peoples lives, social changes, attitudes, responses

WHAT DO NEWBORNS KNOW ?

From birth to 7 days of life is called as Newborn. Comparing with the points of views, thoughts. of adults are way longer different from newborn babies. Though the learning stages are delayed, but newborns understands, know about somethings which adults knowledge is poorer. Mostly newborn knows to identify 5 sensory organs of mother. They are as follows :

1. Touch (skin to skin contact between mother and child)

2. Sight/ Vision (child-and mother eye talks)

3. Taste ( Breast milk taste during milk sucking from mother)

4. Smell (Mother body aroma during close contact with newborn)

5. Sound (Hearing of mother sound daily)

The above mentioned statements are well said that a newborn is having the power of knowing or identifying her mother, where ever she is.

FOR EXAMPLE : Newborn babies are completely attached with the mother during the first years of life. In this period a strong bond has developed between mother and baby, which baby can take advantage of identifying his/her mother easily. That is the reason if a new person either it is father, grand parents, family members lifts the newborn for cuddling, immediately baby starts crying. Crying is a form of defensive mechanism where baby is not comfortable in others hands except in mothers hand. A ll these formats focus on the facts that life course theory is a continuous adjustment of human life to day to day concepts.