A Psychology Lesson For You All!

In my psychology class (This is Brittany posting, not Amanda) we were discussing the first few stages of Freud's psychosexual development. We digressed from this topic and started talking about how the parents shouldn't change ANYTHING about the baby's room for the first 2 years. Not to add anything new to the walls or to add new furniture, and to definitely not change the color of the walls. Having their room be the same adds stability for them. It allows them to feel comfortable. When something changes it can have a negative effect on them because what was familiar has become foreign and is scary. Something so small to us is huge for the baby. It adds a lot of stress on them. We then talked about the transition between the crib and the bed. When its time to move to having the child sleep in a bed keep the crib in the room for a while (at least 2 weeks). It makes the transition much easier because the child still has the comfort of having the familiar (the crib) in the room and they still feel comforted. The bed seems more normal. It can be very hard on a child if the crib is taken out completely because that was his "home" and "safe haven" for so long! Take your time with the transitions. It will put the child at more ease, which will in turn make the child happier, and that will make the parents happy!!

I thought this was very interesting and thought i would share it!