The Mind of the Child, Part II | Page 5

attention (85). Disturbed by noise (86).
TOUCH.--Auditory canal sensitive (106).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Pleasure in crumpling paper, tearing newspapers and rolling them into balls, pulling at glove or hair, ringing of a bell (142, 143). Eighteenth week, discomfort shown by depressing angles of mouth (149). Eighteenth week, nights of ten to eleven hours without taking food (155). Eighteenth week, desire shown by stretching out arms (247).
WILL.
Instinctive Movements.--Eighteenth week, objects seized are held firmly and carried to the mouth (247). Nineteenth week, child takes bit of meat and carries to mouth. One hundred and twenty-third day, lips protruded in connection with seizing (248).
INTELLECT.
Speech.--Consonant k, g?, k?, [)a]gg[)e]gg[)e]k?. First five months, screaming sounds u, ?, ?, a, with �� and o; m almost the only consonant (104).
Feeling of Self.--Discovery by child that he can cause sensations of sound (192). Looking at his own fingers very attentively (194).
SIXTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Movements of Eyelids.--Twenty-fifth-week, winking caused by puff of wind in face (27).
Interpretation of what is seen.--Child laughs when nodded to by father; observes father's image in mirror, etc. (62).
TASTE.--Medicine taken if sweetened (124). One hundred and fifty-sixth day, child refuses breast, having had sweeter milk. End of twenty-third week, milk of new nurse taken, also cow's milk, meat-broth (125).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Pleasure in grasping increases (142). Arms moved up and down when child is nodded to (144). Twenty-third week, depression of angles of mouth and cry of distress caused by harsh address (149). Hunger apparent in persistent gaze at bottle, crying, and opening of mouth (154). Sleep of six to eight hours (162). Astonishment at seeing father after separation, and at sight of stranger (173).
WILL.
Reflex Movements.--Sneezing caused, on one hundred and seventieth day, by blowing on the child (215).
Instinctive Movements.--Twenty-second week, child raised himself to sitting posture (267). Twenty-third week, ditto; pleased at being placed upright (275).
Expressive Movements.--Laugh accompanied by raisings and droppings of arms when pleasure is great (299). Arm-movements that seemed like defensive movements (314). "Crowing" a sign of pleasure (II, 104).
INTELLECT.
Use of means to cause flow of milk (12).
Speech.--Twenty-second week, ?g?, ma-?-[)e], h[)a], [=a], ho-ich. "Crowing" and aspirate ha, and brrr-h��, signs of pleasure (104). So aja, ?rrg?, [=a]-[=a]-i-[)o]-[=a], eu and oeu (French) and ? and ? (German), also ij?; i and u rare (105).
Feeling of Self.--Twenty-third week, discrimination between touch of self and of foreign object (194; I, 109). Twenty-fourth week, child gazes at glove and at his fingers alternately (194). Twenty fourth week, sees father's image in mirror and turns to look at father. Twenty-fifth week, stretches hand toward his own image. Twenty-sixth week, sees image of father and compares it with original (198).
SEVENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Movements of Eyelids.--End of seventh month, opening and shutting of fan causes opening and shutting of eyes (30).
Direction of Look.--Twenty-ninth week, looking at flying sparrow (48). Thirtieth week, child does not look after objects let fall (49).
Seeing Near and Distant Objects.--Accommodation is perfect (55).
Interpretation of what is seen.--Staring at strange face (62).
HEARING.--Gaze at person singing; joy in military music (86).
FEELING.--Child became pale in bath (115).
TASTE.--New tastes cause play of countenance (124). One hundred and eighty-fifth day, cow's milk boiled, with egg, is liked; leguminous food not (125).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Pleasure in his image in mirror (142). Child laughs when others laugh to him (145). Twenty-ninth week, crying with hunger; spreading out tongue (153). Satiety shown by thrusting mouth-piece out (157).
WILL.
Impulsive Movements.--Nose becomes mobile. Babes strike about them vigorously (207).
Reflex Movements.--Sighing appears (216).
Instinctive Movements.--Thirtieth week, seizing more perfect (249). Child places himself upright on lap, twenty-eighth week (275).
Imitative Movements.--Imitation of movements of head; of pursing lips (283).
Expressive Movements.--Averting head as sign of refusal; thrusting nipple out of mouth (313, 314). Astonishment shown by open mouth and eyes (55).
INTELLECT.
Child did not recognize nurse after absence of four weeks (7); but children distinguish faces before thirtieth week (6).
Speech.--When hungry, child screams m?, ?, [)u]?, [)u]?[)e]; when contented, says ?rr?; l?, [)u]-[=a]-[)u]-i-i; t seldom, k only in yawning, p very rarely (106).
EIGHTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Movements of Eyelids.--Brow not wrinkled invariably in looking upward (24). Play of lid on hearing new noises; no lifting of eyebrows (30, 31). Thirty-fourth week, eyes opened wide with longing (31).
Direction of Look.--Thirty-first week, gaze turned in direction of falling object. Thirty-third week, objects moved slowly downward are followed with close gaze. Thirty-fourth week, objects let fall by him are seldom looked after (49).
Interpretation of what is seen.--Interest in bottles (62).
HEARING.--Quick closing of lids at new impressions of sound (86).
TASTE.--Pleasure in the "prepared food" (125).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Discomfort accompanied by square form of the mouth (149). Craving for food shown by cooing sound (155). Strongest feeling connected with appeasing of hunger (157). Restless nights (162). Astonishment at new sounds and sights; with fright (86). Thirty-first week, at clapping of fan. Thirty-fourth week, at imitation of voices of animals (173).
WILL.
Impulsive Movements.--Accompanying movement of hand (210). Thirty-fourth week, stretchings of arms and