Author Question: Pasqual is pregnant with her second child. To minimize the chances that her older child will react ... (Read 94 times)

naturalchemist · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Pasqual is pregnant with her second child. To minimize the chances that her older child will react negatively to the new baby (e.g., sibling rivalry), Pasqual should

a. not talk about the new baby until the third trimester when the baby is very clearly visible in the mother's belly..
b. tell the older child that he or she was once a little baby too.
c. get the older child used to spending more time with his or her father.
d. prepare the older child for the new baby's arrival and make the child a part of the baby's care in some way.

Question 2

What is REM sleep, and how is it related to infants?

What will be an ideal response?

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is active with frequent eye movements and muscle jerks. It is believed to be important for normal brain activity, including neural development and brain plasticity. About eight in sixteen hours of REM sleep occur in infants, whose brains are actively developing, but only two in seven in adults.