Last week for our discussion post we had to choose a topic that we wanted to research during this class. I immediately knew what my topic was going to be. Then for the application assignment we had to break this topic into three subtopics. I stared at my computer screen for several minutes because I went blank. I had no idea what to write and am still having a little difficulty figuring it out. It has been so long since I had to research on this level. True in every class I have taken I have had to do some research to get a better understanding, but this is different and this week I have been stressing myself out over this and I can't seem to get a grip on all the thoughts and concepts that are constantly running through my brain. I had to tell myself to slow down, take a deep breath and work through it. So that is what I am going to do.
The topic that I am interested in researching is how do infants develop relationships with other infants. My subtopic is the bond between mother and baby during the first few months. I work with infants everyday and I am constantly amazed by these little wonders. I currently have two toddlers in my class, Sam (22months) and Effy (21 months), they have been together in my class since September 2012 and are inseparable. Sam will be moving to the multiage class in April and I am curious about how this special relationship will be impacted.
This past week I spent a lot of time going through pictures of Sam and Effy from the beginning to see if I could identify when the relationship began to develop.
How beautiful to see infants and young children form a relationship. My granddaughter is four and has a friend at church who is three, these two ask for each other at church, and react as if they did not see each other a few days before. Attachments are an essential building block of early childhood. I am looking forward to seeing how these two friends develop. Keep me informed.
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