On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Joshua Bell wrote:
> Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >who's trying to decide which is worse -- the kicking, or the rumbling
> >around when someone decides to move in a more leisurely fashion
>
> Susan mentioned to me her dismay at reading in an article that that,
> "children don't attempt to manipulate their parents until at least 12
> months" (or something) when it's been obvious from experience that
> they start much earlier. It seems obvious - responding to every whine
> and cry is going to reinforce that behavior. Yes, it's at a
> subconscious level, but <insert argument that 99% of what we do is
> subconscious here>.
>
> I wonder how far back that goes, though. Could that someone be trained
> out of kicking and/or rumbling so much? Is there a certain subtle
> response that the adult(s) present that might reinforce the behavior?
I dunno, but I *can* tell you that when he decided to lean on my bladder a
little bit ago, the response was to head for the bathroom. :)
Come to think of it, he tends to move lower when I'm doing something in
the laundry room. I wonder if there's some sort of signal he's getting
from me every time I go in there to deal with laundry, and if there's some
sort of reason for that reaction? (It doesn't tend to happen when I'm
doing something with only the dryer, but the washer. Huh.)
Anyway, after I got out of the bathroom, I jumped up and down a few times,
just to see if there'd be any response. I didn't detect anything, but I
don't think I should do that again an hour after a cheese sandwich....
Julia
