Social Referencing
Social referencing can be a powerful tool in an infant upbringing. Social referencing is seeking information about how to react to an unfamiliar of ambiguous object or event by observing someone else’s expressions and reactions (Berger, 2014, p. 147). Children used social referencing like a student uses a dictionary or the internet as a reference for their research. They would look at parent’s social expressions, and reactions to help them determine if something is good or bad, right or wrong, or happy or sad. For example, if a toddler is crawling on the floor and find a piece of old food on the floor, before they put the food in its month he or she looks at the parent to see what type of reactions they would get. If the toddler gets a “no… no” and a wiggle of the finger they would drop the food and not put it in their mouth. They would then figure out that it was bad from the reactions from the parents. The next time they see old food on the ground they will remember the reaction from the parent before they put it in their mouth.
Social referencing can help children be looking at their parents or caregivers as guides to weather to try something new or if something is safe. They also can look at others in their …show more content…
According to the text book, synchrony is coordinated, rapid, and smooth exchange of responses between a caregiver and an infant (Berger, 2014, p. 147). From the time of birth parents and infants find way of bonding together. It could be a special touch from the parent that would make an infant smile or a special sound that the infant makes that would make that parent smile. These are moments of synchrony, when infants learn to read others emotions and develop social skills. When we talk or smile to an infant it connects facial expression, emotions and feelings together. The infant develop a feeling of connection with the
Social referencing can be a powerful tool in an infant upbringing. Social referencing is seeking information about how to react to an unfamiliar of ambiguous object or event by observing someone else’s expressions and reactions (Berger, 2014, p. 147). Children used social referencing like a student uses a dictionary or the internet as a reference for their research. They would look at parent’s social expressions, and reactions to help them determine if something is good or bad, right or wrong, or happy or sad. For example, if a toddler is crawling on the floor and find a piece of old food on the floor, before they put the food in its month he or she looks at the parent to see what type of reactions they would get. If the toddler gets a “no… no” and a wiggle of the finger they would drop the food and not put it in their mouth. They would then figure out that it was bad from the reactions from the parents. The next time they see old food on the ground they will remember the reaction from the parent before they put it in their mouth.
Social referencing can help children be looking at their parents or caregivers as guides to weather to try something new or if something is safe. They also can look at others in their …show more content…
According to the text book, synchrony is coordinated, rapid, and smooth exchange of responses between a caregiver and an infant (Berger, 2014, p. 147). From the time of birth parents and infants find way of bonding together. It could be a special touch from the parent that would make an infant smile or a special sound that the infant makes that would make that parent smile. These are moments of synchrony, when infants learn to read others emotions and develop social skills. When we talk or smile to an infant it connects facial expression, emotions and feelings together. The infant develop a feeling of connection with the