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- Age range: 0 to 4 months
- Developmental pillar:
- Physical and Brain Development
- Social and Emotional Development
- Learning and Cognitive Development
- Communication and Language Development
- Physical and Brain Development: How children develop
- Social and Emotional Development: How children feel and connect
- Learning and Cognitive Development: How children think and learn
- Communication and Language Development: How children communicate
For the first several months, crying is an infant's most common form of vocalization. Some cries may sound different from others, and caregivers can learn to "read" cries to some extent. For example, a "pain cry" tends to start with a sudden loud wail. This is followed by a long pause, a large inhalation, and then another wail.
References
- Brazelton, T. (1962). Crying in infancy. Pediatrics, 29, 579