Mother, Babies Can Communicate Through Their Facial Expressions

Do you know, that newborn babies can already communicate? Every expression on a baby's face has a meaning and meaning to convey. Before you can say the first words, the baby has the ability to express various things including their wants and needs. That's how babies communicate with their mothers and other people around them.

Helpful Strengthening Bonds

When Mother can read the cues of the baby through expression and respond to it, your child will feel happy. This also can strengthen the bonding or bonding between Mother and Child. However, this is actually a two-way learning process that is beneficial for Mother and Child. Because, Little One will be able to learn to understand Mother's reaction. The benefits that can be obtained include helping the baby feel calmer, building the baby's trust in the people who care for him and teaching the baby about emotions. Meanwhile, the benefits for the mother, including helping foster self-confidence as a parent. It is indeed not easy to read the expression given by Little One because it requires patience and the will of the Mother to learn to understand it. Mother must be patient and sure can understand it.

Guide to Reading Your Child's Expression

You can read the mood your child feels through expressions like this:

• Happy

At the happy moment, the baby will smile broadly until his cheeks look raised, with the ends of his eyes puckered. In addition, babies may also wave or clap while babbling. Enjoy this moment with Little One, Mother. This can encourage cheerfulness as capital to build confidence in the Little One, because the expression gets a positive reaction. Maybe Mother can invite Little One to play Ci Luk Ba, so that her smile is wider.

• Interested

The baby will open his eyelids bigger and lower or raise his eyebrows, when feeling attracted to something. Maybe his mouth will open while screaming and moving towards the thing he likes. When babies begin to be attracted to an object, it means they want to get more information, of course in the language of the Little One. Mother can help by showing the object while explaining it to him, through movements and simple words.

• Uncomfortable

Babies cry by making sounds like growling will be done by babies who feel uncomfortable. Shrinking face while raising legs to his chest. Mother can help your baby by gently massaging the baby's stomach or moving his feet with movements such as pedaling a bicycle to release gas in his stomach and help him feel more comfortable. When accompanied by a bloated stomach, felt tense and looks bulging, then do not hesitate to take your child to the pediatrician.

• Difficulties

The sign that is shown by the baby when experiencing difficulties is the lower lip will be lowered, both eyebrows arched in the middle. If you don't cry, maybe your chin will vibrate. This shows that your baby may be over-stimulating. Mother can calm him down by bringing him to a lonely place. Give your child space to rest or play around alone.

• Bored

Babies who look bored will seek attention by screaming, crying, or throwing toys. In the first 12 weeks, your little one can spend hours looking at your mother's face, but then your little one will start looking for many other different things that catch his attention. Mother can invite Little to explore with objects around him to overcome boredom.

• Angry

Anger will be expressed by the baby through crying, red face with narrowed eyes. If you are sure your child is not sick or feeling pain, then maybe he feels hungry or sleepy. Try to give what he needs, maybe a comfortable atmosphere to rest or suckle, while soothing Little One with a soft voice.

• Afraid

Even babies can feel scared. Usually it will be shown with eyes wide open, trembling face and hands, or even by crying. Although it is difficult to calm the Little One who is feeling frightened because Mother does not know what makes her afraid, but Mother can hold her while talking to calm her down. Little will not understand the words of the mother, but she will understand from the tone of the mother's loving voice.

Little will imitate the expressions of those around him, especially from the Mother, the most often seen. He will learn to know what facial expressions are when scared, happy, and sad. Mother should not show a depressed expression because it will also be felt by the Little One. If Mother is feeling depressed, take a deep breath and smile, while giving a little touch and hug to calm her down. Make sure you also pay attention to the condition of your child as a whole. If there are suspicious signs on the physical like fever, difficulty in bowel movements, diarrhea, restless anxiety, look weak / weak, then do not hesitate to consult a doctor immediately. Reading baby expressions has many benefits, huh? Come on Mother, start paying closer attention to the tiny face and the adorable Little One's expression.