Baby's self-awareness sensitive period

Babies will have a sensitive period of self-awareness when they are one and a half years old, and this sensitive period of self-awareness is a normal environment for children's growth, so parents don't need to worry too much. The first thing to do is to do a good job of psychological adjustment and construction of the child, because treating the child's various sensitivities is actually very important, just like going through the child's rebellious period of adolescence, so that the child can grow up to be independent and capable of standing on his own.

What is the sensitive period of self-awareness?

What is the sensitive period of self-awareness? Babies will begin to develop self-awareness when they are about one and a half years old, and the sensitive period of self-awareness is a normal part of a child's growth, so parents don't need to worry.

Many mothers have found that their babies will show disobedient and stubborn behaviors when they are around two years old. Many parents think that this is a kind of "rebellious" behavior, which is actually a prominent manifestation of the sensitive period of self-awareness.

The sensitive period of self-awareness begins to sprout at the age of 1-2 years old, and is most obvious at the age of 2-3 years old. Some people in the West also call these two years old "Terrible Two", and there is also Horrible Three. During this period, children are always very persistent in distinguishing between "you", "me", and "him", and this is also the process of them recognizing the relationship between themselves and the things around them.

Moreover, during this period, babies can almost understand their parents' praise and criticism, and are also particularly keen to express themselves and ask questions. They desire to be noticed, accepted, or liked by others, so they express themselves through words, body postures, facial expressions, etc., in order to gain affirmation from others and obtain a pleasant emotional experience.

It can be seen that during this period, mothers usually feel very headache and don’t know how to educate and guide their babies. However, this period that gives most parents headaches is also an important period for babies to develop their personality and get to know themselves.

The manifestation of the sensitive period of self-awareness

When it comes to the manifestations of the sensitive period of self-awareness, most babies will be particularly obsessed with the ownership of objects and will not allow others to touch their things at will. For other manifestations, the editor will now take parents to understand!

The sensitive period of self-awareness occurs between 1 and a half and 3 years old after a child is born. The main manifestations are distinguishing the boundaries between mine and yours, me and you, and also saying "no" to others.

In the eyes of children at this age, their things belong to them and they don’t like to share with others. These behaviors are incorrect and impolite in the eyes of parents, but this is the process of children establishing the relationship between you, me, and him, establishing property rights, and judging and beginning to determine their own way of interpersonal communication, and they need to be respected in the process.

During this period, parents will also find that if their babies’ demands are not met or if they are not satisfied, they will cry and make a fuss. In addition, parents will notice small changes such as their baby starting to like looking in the mirror, calling out their own name when seeing themselves in photos, and becoming more emotional.

In short, children's self-awareness sensitive period is characterized by being completely self-centered and distinguishing themselves from other people and things. The sensitive period of self-awareness mainly includes four aspects: self-cognition, self-emotional experience, self-ownership awareness, and self-control.