Cast your crumbs upon the water and what do you get—soggy crumbs!
Stimulation, as we have discussed, is a major player in brain cell growth and the development of the neural infra-structure. For the infant, who is in the growth “fast-lane”, the parents can be contributors to that growth each minute they spend with the child, day or night!
What happens if we don’t answer the call? First of all, we need to recognize that a baby’s metabolism is not the same as ours. So that the baby’s body rhythm is different than that of an adult. Hence, they need to have their schedule of feeding prevail and not the adults’. When the baby cries and are ignored, their needs go unmet. (These are the crumbs, I was referring to.)
The oral mechanism to them appears to have little value as a means of communication.
In addition, what neural sub-systems are being stimulated here, so that they will be the ones to develop more fully?