Non Verbal Communication: Essential Needed for Infants

The first year of a child's life is spent communicating entirely through nonverbal means. Infants use every part of their bodies to convey their wants and needs as their parents and caregivers respond to meet them. The article states that this back and forth interaction is the beginning of human connection and communication. Newborn communication is primarily reflexive as infants turn their heads and open their mouths, or root, to indicate hunger. The reflex communicates being startled or scared as infants throw out their arms, then quickly draws them back toward their bodies. Infants also instinctively cry and fuss when they are uncomfortable. Infants use crying, facial expression and whole-body movements to demonstrate their feelings. Alert eyes along with smiling and laughing indicate pleasure. Calm attention and relaxed muscles convey security and calmness. Turning the head or body away suggests discomfort or dislike. Tension throughout the body and frowning, along with fussing and crying, indicate fear, anxiety or uncertainty.
The principles of effective interpersonal communication have recently emerged as a subject of study around the globe and it focuses on the nature and quality of relationships and interpersonal communication. In a way of identifying common ways in which we interact and promoting effective communication, this article therefore helps us become conscious of the principles to learn to improve the quality of communication while developing more effective interpersonal communication with: students, work colleagues, parents, partners, and also children. Notably, all around the world, communication has been identified as the main component that has influenced growth of economies, implementation of policies, improved social awareness, interaction and association and also the diversification of cultures. In addition,

it has proved to be the backbone of education which has led to the discovery of new ideas which have been used in science,