Babies Documentary

Babies is a 2010 documentary that follows the lives of four newborn infants from different parts of the world.1 These babies come from diverse cultures, which influence their development. The film lacks narration; this allows the audience on the babies and their contacts with their surroundings. The four babies are from Ponijao from Namibia, Mari from Tokyo in Japan, Bayar from Mongolia, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.1 The documentary highlights the children’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development during formative years. During the infancy stage; this is the period from birth to two years old, the babies experience changes in their bodies and brain, which supports growth and development motor, perceptual and intellectual capacities.2 Physical development enables the babies to explore and interact with their surroundings.
Although the babies are from different parts of the world, they are all breastfed. All infants look healthy and well nourished. Additionally, the babies show the rooting reflex, whereby they turn and open their mouths to find their mother’s nipple.2 They also exhibit simple reflexes, such as sucking and grasping. Besides, baby’s gross motor skills developed
For example, Ponijao always has his mother and siblings around him; Hattie and Mari, on the other hand, often had their mothers around them.1 Bayar spends most of the time alone; this delays his ability to talk.1 Evidently, the babies with frequent parent interaction start cooing and babbling first because their mothers constantly talk and sing to them; these interactions facilitate knowledge development.2 Mari’s mother takes her to group baby class so that she can have interactions with other babies so as to facilitate her cognitive