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What Newborn See in First Days

A young baby is aware of a lot more then we used to think in the past. In fact some of the capabilities of very young children are astonishing. Until very recent time it was considered that a newborn was almost blind. It was thought that a baby couldn't focus and was more or less colorblind. Mostly this conception meant that a newborn is only aware of a fuzzy colorless world. And now we know that this is not the case.

A newborn is not that little being focused only on himself and his own needs, like hunger, thirst, and other discomfort. From day 1 of its life a newborn is fairly alert, interested and aware of what is happening in his surroundings. A baby is very interested about what is going on is his world he came at and is really capable of experiencing all around him. Contrary to old beliefs a baby is able to focus on objects and people that are about 10 inches away. Things that are closer of further away are out of focus, if this were different our newborn would be highly intimidated and dismayed by the multitude of stimulus. Though we still can't know if a child can see color from the moment it's born, but chances are that he can. And if not he or she will learn in a very short while.

It is rather well known that babies have natural preference for faces.

So your baby sees the same things you see, but of course has no idea about its meaning. That's something he has to learn in the nearest future. But still very young children have a clear cut preference for certain objects. He or she will stare (or gaze if you will) to more complicated and will show more interest to moving then to static objects. And this is one of the reasons your face is so enormously interesting to him. The eye contact that he is capable of during the first few days is very important for the development of his social skills and plays its huge role for in the strong bond you have with your child.

So to speak your baby is programmed to find your face attractive and inviting. As his interest in your face grows, his interest in the rest of the human species will grow with it. At first you are the core of his attention and the center of its world. Though it takes about 8 months before your baby is really capable of recognizing your face, at that point he or she will temporarily be scared by unfamiliar faces. Care your small one with delicacy in that time when he only starts to perceive the world.