Chapter 7

I am sorry I haven't been on and posted anything recently I have been incredibly sick and so has my son. I have been keeping close eye on him due to the respiratory virus that is going around. I read chapter 7 while I was offline. I found the topic of Social Referencing very interesting especially the section about fathers. I find it very true that fathers spend less time with infants than the mothers do because the infant and the mother have a special bond since a woman carries the child for nine months and they are physically connected to each other. I also agree with the statement about low-income families in the US about a fathers involvement with his infant is the father's relationship with the mother. I see it in my own life. My son's dad and I don't have a good relationship and it definitely reflects through my son. The only reason he sees his dad is because we have a court order that states he has to see him. Also looking at attachment is really interesting too because I have noticed that my son is very attached to me right now and he doesn't want to spend time with his dad. I have definitely noticed when he comes home on the third day of not seeing me he clings and doesn't want me to go anywhere and by the time he has to go back he is very resistant on going to his dads. I thought it was just a phase but this has been going on for months. The only time he doesn't act that way is when he goes to school and that's because his friends are there plus he knows that I will be picking him up and dropping him off. Definitely this chapter really helped me take a look and learn some more information about my son that I didn't know. This class is really opening my eyes to what my son learns and does and I find it very intriguing.