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When do babies start smiling and laughing?
An expert explains
When is the baby's smile voluptuous and when will it erupt with great laughter?
An infant development specialist explains.
Expect surprises in the first months of his life
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parenthood
Babies
Baby development
Daniel Sarantsky, in collaboration with JAMA
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 07:10 Updated: 07:27
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There is no parent who does not wait for the moment when the baby smiles a real, meaningful smile, revealing a tiny mouth without teeth that is all radiating pleasure and fun.
At the same time or a little later, the first laugh comes, and it can be rolling and surprising and most importantly - warms the heart.
So when does all this happen and what to expect?
Shlomit Schuster, an infant development specialist, family counselor, developmental counselor and infant massage instructor, explains:
The first smile
even before the real smile, the one that comes with real intent, you will notice a certain smile in your baby.
In fact, from birth to 6-8 weeks the baby will smile an involuntary reflexive smile.
This charming smile is due in part to internal nerve pulses in the brainstem and therefore often appears during sleep.
Very soon, towards the age of 8 weeks, the voluntary smile should appear.
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The first smiles are reflexive.
Baby smiling out of sleep (Photo: ShutterStock, Yulia Sribna)
A voluntary smile stems from an external source and mainly in response to the stimuli of a voice, for example the voice of a mother, father or music, or in response to eye contact.
This is an exciting moment and there are studies that say that the effect of such a smile on parents is very similar to the effect of drugs.
You're not just addicted to these smiles.
The first
laugh The baby's first laugh is definitely unforgettable, and is a continuation of the unforgettable first voluntary smile.
Laughter will appear at about 4-5 months of age, sometimes even after.
One of the most effective ways to stimulate laughter is with intonation of surprise (to hide the baby and make a ponytail) or gibberish chatter with funny faces to accompany them.
Tickling can lead to over-stimulation.
Mother and baby laugh together (Photo: ShutterStock)
Did you recognize a sweet laugh?
Maintain eye contact and accompany chatter with touch.
This way there is a greater chance of keeping the laughter over time.
Note that tickling, even if accompanied by laughter, can be an over-stimulant and then the transition from laughter to crying will be very rapid.
You should wait with them until the age when the child can express consent to tickling.
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