Babies Documentary Summary

The documentary I recently watched is called Babies. This documentary was filled so many cultures from all around the world. I learned about how four different babies were raised and how each day they started to grow and develop. As you start reading, you’ll learn more about each baby and how they went about their day. In Namibia, the 1st baby that was introduced was Ponijao. Ponijao wasn’t born in the hospital like any other typical baby, he was born in a hut in the middle of nowhere. As the days passed by, Ponijao was starting to develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills (or dexterity) is the coordination of small muscles, in movements-usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers-with the eyes. The complex levels of manual …show more content…
Baya was born in the hospital and not in a hut or anywhere else. Before the Mom gave birth, she was practicing her breathing skills for when the baby is born. Before leaving the hospital, the nurse wrapped the baby tightly in blankets so she wouldn’t be able to move. When it was time to leave the hospital, the mom grabbed her baby and got onto the back of her husband’s motorcycle. As each day passed by, the baby seemed to be left alone a lot and not watched most of the time. In other places, if you left your baby alone for a period of time, you would get in trouble. As Brayer starts to grow, she starts to develop some fine motor skills, Bayer reached over to the toilet paper and started playing with it, what an interesting child. When the Mom was with the baby, she would often communicate with the baby, to help push the baby into saying it's first word. How adorable! Now this part right here, wasn’t too adorable, it was quite bizarre, I couldn’t believe it! When it was time for the baby to be cleaned, the Mom used her very own breast milk and wipe the baby's face to get cleaned. Bayar brother was often mean to Bayar, he would take the baby out of the hut and leave it outside with the animals and no one noticed, what a