Many parents wonder, seeing their baby with their eyes open, if they are already able to see at birth. We have already given you the answer: of course they see, what happens is that they do not see too well and that is why they are guided mainly by the ear and smell. Now, the fact that they see does not mean that they are able to recognize what they see, so many parents wonder: When does a baby begin to recognize you by seeing you?
Come since they are born
A few months ago we showed you an experiment through which we tell you that the best distance to address a newborn is between 20.3 and 30.5 cm.
That distance is the distance between a mother's face and her baby when she is breastfeeding, or the distance between dad's face and her eyes when she cradles him in her arms. Something like your eyesight was designed so that in your arms it is when you develop your function better and, therefore, that is the place where you have to spend more time.
Since they are born they are able to recognize the faces, that is, it has been seen that if you put a normal face on one side and a "Picasso" face with the faded factions on the other, he prefers the first. What they are not able to at birth is to discriminate the belonging of a face: they do not know, by sight, who they are looking at (yes by smell, taste, voice, etc.).
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From the second month of the baby's life, which is not when he turns two months, but after he turns one month (is when he begins to live his second month of life) the baby is already able to recognize people by seeing them. He still does not see well, but is already able to focus a little better and is already able to know, from the face, that whoever is in front of him is a mother, is a dad or someone he does not know.
In addition, from the month of life can distinguish colors such as white, black, red and green, and begins to smile, not while sleeping, but with intention: it is the call social smile, with which he tries to be as adorable as possible, as friendly, so that his caregivers love him and have the desire to take care of him. Obviously he does not do it in a premeditated way, the baby does not think "I will smile to like them", but it is an event that is already predestined to happen as soon as they mature a little.
In fact, such is the way they already know how to recognize some faces that begin to be able to even imitate. They will not always, but it may surprise and fill their parents and grandparents with pride to see that you smile at them and smile at them, or that you stick out their tongue and end up sticking out their tongue.
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