CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When a baby cries, it could be hungry, tired, hot or, as new research suggests, jealous. Babies can show signs of jealousy when they’re as young as three months old, new Canadian research has found, which contradicts theories that it takes two years for humans to first experience the emotion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even at ages three and four, children feel jealousy because of their need for security. The good news is they’re becoming more rational, as well as more capable of appreciating the needs of others. This means we can help them start to recognize the emotion of jealousy and handle it.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is natural for young children to experience feelings of jealousy towards their new sibling. This is all perfectly natural, and is their way of expressing their feelings of frustration, and confusion about their role in your life and their place in the family.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Wanting to be carried is typical toddler behaviour, she says. We call it ‘the circle of security’-they want to go out and be independent, and then come back to feel safe and calm with a parent, and then be independent again.”