CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -ROOTING REFLEX. This reflex occurs when the baby’s cheek is stroked. The infant will turn toward the side that was stroked and begin to make sucking motions. PARACHUTE REFLEX.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your baby’s rooting reflex is an involuntary muscle response to stimulation of their mouth. It helps your baby find a nipple to feed. Your baby was born with this and other newborn reflexes to help them survive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition/Introduction The rooting reflex is one of the involuntary primitive motor reflexes, which are also known as the frontal release reflexes, that are mediated by the brainstem. It initiates when the corner of an infant’s mouth is stimulated.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, your baby is born with a rooting reflex that prompts him to turn his head toward your hand if you stroke his cheek or mouth. This helps him find the nipple at feeding time. At first, he’ll root from side to side, turning his head toward the nipple and then away in decreasing arcs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The rooting reflex is the newborn’s response to anything that touches her cheek: When you stroke a baby’s cheek, she naturally turns her head in that direction and begins to suck.