Your baby's smile fills your heart with joy and affection. There
is nothing more beautiful than seeing your own baby giggling with joy.
But is that a smile of joy? Find out what your baby's smiles mean and
what impact they have on the mothers.
Your baby's smile can be
interpreted differently with every baby separately and this mainly has
to do with the relationship between the mother and the baby and with the
communication between the two. There is a unique relationship which is
set between the mother ad the baby and this relationship starts even
before the birth itself. However, it manifests itself even more once the
baby is born.
The smile is the first step towards the baby's
attempt to define their own sensations and senses, to admit and
recognize what they feel, to create their own identity. This is one of
the first ways of expressing themselves and of expressing their state of
comfort. You, as a mother, know if it is an expression of joy, of
satisfaction or of love. How do you know that? This is your sixth sense,
which is the maternal instinct. After the first six or eight weeks,
your baby's smile is no longer a reflex, but a reaction to the things
that make them feel good, such as their mother's voice, her caresses and
even her face. It is even said that the baby's smile is a proof of
affection and of love towards the mother.
In the Navajo culture,
the baby is a gift brought by nature, a gift which must be respected.
The event which sets their name and place in the society is actually the
ceremony of their first smile. This event involves the baby always
being under the strict supervision of their parents. Also, he is always
protected in the stroller or in the bouncer until they smile for the
first time. This is what marks the baby's birth as a social being and
this special ceremony celebrates their first smile.
The first
smile is a very important moment for the mother because it represents
the way the baby develops a relationship with their mother, the way they
recognize her existence, her presence, a way of expressing what they
feel and give. Seeing your baby smile is definitely a very good feeling,
but it is also a stimulus for the brain, activating the dopamine, a
substance which is responsible with activating the pleasure centres in
your brain. Thus, a smile is also a reward for the mother, for
everything she does and for bringing up the baby. This proves that
mothers are biologically designed to care for their babies and to care
for everyone in general. It has been demonstrated that a baby's smile
can make you feel better and that it resembles the state you have when
you are on drugs. The baby's smile activates those nervous centres in
the mother's brain which are characteristic and activated in a person
who is constantly on drugs.
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