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The Modern Zeitgeists

Explore the necessary elements for an infant to survive and thrive, including food, water, sleep, safety, and the essential aspect of communicational rapport. Understand how theory has contributed to the current understanding of child rearing and the importance of successful human relationships.

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The Modern Zeitgeists

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  1. The Modern Zeitgeists What does it take for an infant to survive and Thrive?

  2. 1900 • Food • Water • Sleep • Safety Anything missing here?

  3. 1940 • A firm handshake in the morning . . . J.B. Watson – “the father of American psychological thought” • 1945 Rene Spitz, M.D.

  4. Hospital Treatment of Infants by Spitz and Staff -- 1945 • Infants die at a 20% rate during the first 6 months • Infants die at a 40% rate during the first year • Beyond the first year, infants survive

  5. The Spitz Longitudinal Study 1945 Development Physical Cognitive Social Time of Adoption Pre 1 Slow Slow Slow 5-6 Normal Normal Normal

  6. Physical Cognitive Social Time of Adoption 1 - 2 Slow Slow Slow 5 - 6 Normal Normal Slow

  7. Physical Cognitive Social Time of Adoption 2 - 3 Retarded Retarded Retarded 5 - 6 Slow Slow Retarded

  8. 1950 Harry Harlow • Round 1 -- Preference for a “Wire” or “Cloth” Mother • Round 2 – Addition of the “Monsters” • Round 3 – Social Isolation What did Harlow discover?

  9. 1951 John Bowlby At an address to the American Psychology Association Bowlby reported : “Mothers enjoy mothering. . .” “Infants enjoy being mothered . . .” Enjoyment – Satisfaction Bowlby lost credibility with his peers

  10. Mary Ainsworth 1960 Attachment – “The most significant social event of your life.” With attachment come separation and stranger anxiety. Occurs at about 6 months

  11. T.G.R. Bower 1980 Mary, why is it that abused infants form the same secure attachments to parents even though the relationship is not loving? What do you think Mary Ainsworth’s response was? What was Bower’s contribution to the Zeitgeist?

  12. Its not “love” at all that infants need to survive and thrive. Its communicational rapport! Consistentcommunication leads to attachment and allows infants to thrive. Successful human relationships are based on what?

  13. What does it all mean? What do infants need to survive and thrive? • Food • Water • Sleep • Safety • Communicational Rapport

  14. Why Understanding Theory is Critical to Professional Educators How did theory enhance the likelihood that “communicational rapport” would ultimately be added to the modern zeitgeist of child rearing? Theories • Tell us how to organize and interpret facts • Represent public knowledge • Are testable • Are less complex than people • Are generalizable

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