Author Question: You are in your living room with your 1-year-old daughter. Suddenly loud music starts playing. How ... (Read 76 times)

lbcchick · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

You are in your living room with your 1-year-old daughter. Suddenly loud music starts playing. How would you expect your daughter to respond?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Diana is meeting her friend's 1-year-old for the first time. How should she approach the child? What factors will determine the child's response?

What will be an ideal response?

komodo7 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

This answer should reflect an understanding of social referencing. The child will
probably look to the caregiver for a response and will reflect that response. If the
music is extremely loud, however, the child may be disturbed by it regardless of the
caregiver's response.

Answer to Question 2

Diana should approach cautiously and watch for the child's response. She should
stay calm and at a distance. The child's response will depend not only on Diana, but
on the child's temperament, the security of the mother-child relationship, how the
mother responds (social referencing), how near the mother is, and the child's mood
at the time.