The Mind of the Child, Part II | Page 8

(118). Gain in understanding of words heard; association of definite object with name (119). More movements executed on hearing words (120). Confounding of movements occurs, but grows rare; begging attitude seen to be useful (121).
Feeling of Self.--Four hundred and ninth day, child bit himself on the arm (189). Pulling out and pushing in a drawer, turning leaves of book, etc. (192). Fifty-seventh week, child looks at his image in hand-mirror, puts hand behind glass, etc. (198). Fifty-eighth week, his photograph treated in like manner; he turns away from his image in mirror; sixtieth week, recognizes his mother's image in mirror as image (199).
FIFTEENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Direction of Look.--Sixty-third to sixty-fifth week, objects thrown down and looked after (50).
Interpretation of what is seen.--Grasps at candle, puts hand into flame, but once only (63).
HEARING.--Laughing at new noises, as gurgling or thunder (89).
SMELL.--Coffee and cologne make no impression till end of month (134).
WILL.
Instinctive Movements.--Sixty-second week, child stands a few seconds when support is withdrawn. Sixty-third week, walks, holding on to a support (277). Sixty-fourth week, can walk without support, if he thinks he is supported; sixty-fifth week, walks holding by one finger of another's hand; raises himself to knees, stands up if he can hold to something (278).
Imitative Movements.--Coughing. Learns to blow out candle (288). Opening and shutting of hand (289).
Expressive Movements.--Laughing at new sounds (299). The words "Give a kiss" produce a drawing near of head and protruding of lips (306). Wrinkling of brow in attempts at imitation (310). Deprecating movement of arm (314). Sixty-fourth week, nodding sometimes accompanies the word "no"; four hundred and forty-fifth day, an accompanying movement (316). First shrugging of shoulders (317). Begging gesture made by child when he wants something (318). Same made in asking for amusement (319). Wish expressed by handing a ring, looking at glasses to be struck, and saying hay-[)u]h (323).
INTELLECT.
Hunting for scraps of paper, etc. (17). After burning his finger in flame of candle, the child never put it near the flame again, but would, in fun, put it in the direction of the candle. He allowed mouth and chin to be wiped without crying (20).
Speech.--New sound wa; astonishment expressed by h[=a]-[=a]-[)e][=a]-[)e], joy by crowing in high and prolonged tones, strong desire by h??, h?-[)e], pain, impatience, by screaming in vowels passing over into one another (121). The atta still used when a light is dimmed (122). Advance in repeating syllables. Child is vexed when he can not repeat a word. One new word, heiss (hot) (123). The s is distinct; th (Eng.) appears; w; smacking in sixty-fifth week; tongue the favorite plaything (124). Understands words "moon," "clock," "eye," "nose," "cough," "blow," "kick," "light"; affirmative nod at "ja" in sixty-fourth week; negative shaking at "no"; holding out hand at words "Give the hand" or "hand"; more time required when child is not well (125).
Feeling of Self.--Child bit his finger so that he cried out with pain (191). Sixty-second week, playing with his fingers as foreign objects; pressing one hand down with the other (195). Sixty-first week, trying to feel of his own image in the mirror (199).
SIXTEENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Seeing Near and Distant Objects.--Sixty-eighth week, reaching too short, too far to left or right, too high or too low (56).
Interpretation of what is seen.--Grasping at jets of water (63).
HEARING.--Child holds watch to his ear and listens to the ticking (89).
SMELL.--Smell and taste not separated; a flower is taken into mouth (135).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Fear of high tones (169).
WILL.
Impulsive Movements.--Sleeping child raised hand to eye (202). Accompanying movement of fingers in drinking (210).
Reflex Movements.--Respirations, in sleep, twenty-two to twenty-five a minute (217).
Instinctive Movements.--Sixty-sixth week, four hundred and fifty-seventh day, child runs alone (278). Next day, stops and stamps. Four hundred and sixty-first day, can walk backward, if led, and can turn round alone. At the end of the week can look at objects while walking. Sixty-seventh week, a fall occurs rarely. Sixty-eighth week, walking becoming mechanical (279).
Imitative Movements.--A ring put on his head in imitation (289). Waiting attitude (318).
Expressive Movements.--Lips protruded almost like a snout (302). Shaking head meant "No" and "I do not know" (316). Child shrugs shoulders when unable to answer (317). Waiting attitude becomes a sign (318).
Deliberate Movements.--Opening and shutting cupboards, bringing objects, etc. Holding ear-ring to ear (327).
INTELLECT.
Child holds an ear-ring to his ear with understanding (I, 327). A begging movement at seeing box from which cake had come (11). Small understanding shown in grasping at ring (13).
Speech.--Progress in repeating words spoken for him and in understanding words heard. Desire expressed by h?! h?-?! h?-[)e]! h[)e]-[)e]! More seldom hi, g?-g?, g?, f-pa, [(au]; more frequently, ta, dokkn, tá-ha, a-bwa-bwa, b[)u][=a]-b[)u][=a]; once dagon. Child "reads" the newspaper (126). Pain expressed by screaming; joy by crowing with vowel i; a repeated on command; m? and ma; imitation tried (127). Touches eye, ear, etc., when these are