The Mind of the Child, Part II | Page 8

(315). Begging sound along with extending of hands in desire
(323).
INTELLECT.
Trying door after shutting it (15, 16). Hears the vowel-sounds in word
(68).
Speech.--Desire expressed by ä-na, ä-nananana (112). Awkwardness
continues; attention more lively. Tries to repeat words said for him.

Three hundred and sixty-ninth day, papa repeated correctly (113, 114).
Syllables most frequent, nja, njan, dada, atta, mama, papaï, attaï,
na-na-na, hatta, meen[)e]-meen[)e]-meen[)e], mömm, mömma, ao-u:
na-na denotes desire, mama, mother. Fifty-fourth week, joy expressed
by crowing, some very high tones; first distinct s, three hundred and
sixty-eighth day (114). Understanding of words spoken (115).
Confusion of associations; first conscious act of obedience (116).
Feeling of Self.--Rapping head with hand (191). Finding himself a
cause; shaking keys, etc. (192). Fifty-fifth week, strikes himself and
observes his hands; compares fingers of others with his own (195).
FOURTEENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--Seeing Near and Distant Objects.--Fifty-eighth week,
grasping at lamp above him (55).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Fear of falling (169).
Fifty-eighth week, astonishment at lantern (173).
WILL.
Instinctive Movements.--Child could be allowed to bite paper to pieces;
he took the pieces out of his mouth (253). Fifty-seventh week, he
hitches along on hands and knees; can not walk without support.
Sixtieth week, raises himself by chair (277).
Imitative Movements.--For imitating swinging of arms an interval of
time was required (287). Coughing imitated (288). Nodding not
imitated (315).
Expressive Movements.--Confounding of movements (322). Affection
shown by laying hand on face and shoulders of others (324).
Deliberate Movements.--Child takes off and puts on the cover of a can
seventy-nine times (328).

INTELLECT.
Wrong understanding of what is heard (89).
Speech.--No doubt that atta means "going"; brrr, practiced and
perfected; dakkn, daggn, taggn, attagn, attatn; no special success in
repeating vowels and syllables (117). Child tries and laughs at his
failures, if others laugh; parrot-like repetition of some syllables (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 häö, hä-[)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