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    The document discusses how infants develop the ability to self-soothe and self-regulate their emotions between 4-6 months of age. Temperament affects how easily infants can learn to regulate themselves, with more easy-going infants finding it easier. Caregivers can help infants develop these skills through responsive care, face-to-face interactions, allowing infants to explore their environment, and strategies like peek-a-boo which help with object permanence. Self-regulation skills are important for developing empathy later on.

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    ets face it weve all been


    there The baby screaming in
    the car seat in the back just out
    of your reach and nothing you
    can do about it. Youve tried a pacifier,
    playing the radio, singing to your baby,
    rolling down the windows, nothing
    seems to help. Youre left feeling
    helpless to your babys need.
    After a few months
    the car rides get
    easier. Your baby is
    able to soothe
    themselves by
    grasping toys,
    looking out the
    window, or just
    listening to your
    voice. The days of
    screaming all the
    way to the grocery
    store are over.
    What was it that
    changed? Was
    there something
    that you found that worked? Or did
    something change in your baby?
    According to Berk (2013) it is around
    four to six months of age that infants
    begin to self-soothe by shifting their
    attention. Temperament effects a
    childs ability to self-regulate. Infants
    born with an easy going temperament
    will have an easier time learning to
    regulate their emotions. However,
    children born with difficult or slow-to
    warm temperaments will need more
    time and patience from caregivers.
    Empathy begins in infancy with babies
    connecting with their caregivers
    through face to face interactions.
    Often an infant will begin to cry when

    hearing the cry of another baby but,


    true empathy requires children to
    understand that the self is distinct from
    other people (p. 417). There are
    numerous strategies and ways to help
    children develop self-regulation skills.

    Tips for Parents

    Remember that, this too shall


    pass. It is hard to listen to your
    infant in distress. Especially
    when they are very young. It is
    important for caregivers to keep
    themselves calm, cool, and
    collected in order to respond
    appropriately to their child.
    As the infant ages it is important
    to engage them in face to face
    play as well as playing with
    objects. This allows them to
    develop an understanding of the
    world around them. It also gives
    them a chance to figure out how
    to turn away from overwhelming
    stimuli.
    As infants are able to move their
    ability to self-regulate emotions
    increases. Infants are
    increasingly more aware of the
    choice to, [approach] or
    [retreat] from various situations
    (p. 410). This realization gives
    the infant more control over
    themselves.
    Lastly, it is very important that
    infants in distress are responded
    to promptly, with sympathy and
    the understanding that their cry
    is their way of communicating
    that they need something. The
    infant may need a diaper
    change, to be fed, talked to,

    picked up, or just to see a


    familiar face.

    Behavioral Strategies for Infants


    Struggling with Self-Regulation

    For young infants a good way to


    prepare for self-regulation is
    through trial and error. Exposing
    the infant to different stimuli
    allows both infant and caregiver
    to develop a sense of what the
    infant responds to in a positive
    and negative manner.
    Older infants, experience other
    types of stressors than stimuli.
    As the infant begins to
    understand the workings of their
    environment they experience
    new stresses. Separation anxiety
    is a common stress that occurs. A
    strategy for aiding an infant in
    regulating their emotions is to
    play peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo
    helps develops the infants
    concept of object permanence,
    or that something continues to
    exist despite not being able to
    see it.

    A good start to self-regulation is


    important for the future development

    of empathy and prosocial behavior. As


    children grow and begin to interact
    with others they need to have a solid
    foundation of experiences from which
    to base their self-regulation skills.
    Understanding that others have feelings
    and that their feelings matter is
    important for anyone. Empathy
    requires one to, detect different
    emotions, to take anothers emotional
    perspective, and to feel with that
    person, or respond emotionally in a
    similar way (Berk, 2013 p. 417).
    Infants do not possess the cognitive
    processing skills necessary to display
    true empathy but with time and
    positive modeling from their caregivers
    children will develop a strong sense for
    others feelings.

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