hology, pg 387).
             Newborns actively use their senses from the time that they are born. When they are little their attention span is very limited. In the first two months, they can only focus on an edge of an object, however by the end of the 2nd month they can scan a whole object. This is important because it shows that a baby’s attention span is very limited and they are not able to focus on an object for a long period of time (www.drkoop.com).
             At the time of birth newborns can hear soft voices as well as loud voices and can also notice differences between different sounds that are made. Infants are not able to listen or hear selectively. When babies hear speech they tend to open their eyes wider and look for the speaker. Infants love the sounds of children since their voices are higher in pitch. This is why they like to hear “baby talk” which is used by most adults all over the world (www.drkoop.com).
             In the first 2 weeks after birth, infants have developed some reflexes. Babies begin to explore their grasping reflex where they can hold tightly to an object. Many of these behaviors evolved because they are important for a child’s survival, without these a child would not be able to physically develop. The absence of reflexes in a newborn are signals of possible problems in brain development (psychology, pg 388).
             Newborns are brought into this world having some sort of reflexes in order for them to adapt to their surroundings. One of the most basic reflexes is the rooting reflex. This reflex helps an infant turn its head to any object the stimulates a cheek, such as a baby bottle for feeding
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