I want to tell you about the ethologist's book Desmond Morris, "Baby", published in Spanish with the title, "Babies", which turns out to be a complete review with scientific rigor and much sensitivity of the physical and emotional development of babies from conception to two years of age. I want to emphasize that Morris states that babies should sleep with their mothers It is unnatural to leave them alone at night.
Desmond Morris, author of indispensable books such as "The naked monkey", "Intimate behavior" and "The human zoo" explains in this work how he has studied the behavior of human puppies and has interpreted it from the respect and deep knowledge of the needs of the little ones They manifest naturally.
I highlight Morris's resounding statement that the child should always sleep near his mother, and that that is beneficial for the little one and also for her. Sleeping together is what nature has programmed for humans and is how it has fallen asleep in all cultures and peoples since the earliest times in which human beings populated the Earth.
Moreover, I found an interview in which he has no qualms about stating that behavioral methods are brutal and terrible They recommend that the baby be left crying in the crib or that he be shown coldness when he demands company. So much that he himself could die because of them in his childhood.
In the work, in addition, it responds to questions about the physical, emotional and intellectual development of babies, explaining how they discover the world and how they learn to play, walk and talk.
As an observer accustomed to understanding and interpreting the behavior of animals, looking at children, who do not speak, has been fascinating and enriching and affirms that children all they really need to grow up happy and balanced is all the unconditional love that their parents give them.
Babies are helpless but they are also programmed to survive if they are cared for and taken care of constantly and constantly, which is what they are going to ask their parents.
In the play, rather than giving advice, Morris explains the reasons for children's behaviors and lets the parents be the ones who, once they understand what the child is asking for, give it to them. And stresses the importance of giving them love without measure and of don't let them sleep alone far from crying at night.
