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= What was interesting about Chapter 9? What do you wonder about? =
 * I thought thought that everything in chapter 9 was interesting. I like learning about babies and how they develop. It was ironic the time that we started learning this chapter because I have a 2 week old nephew. So everything we discuss I kind of think about him and how that compares to what he does. I wonder about how much temperament affects a child's future personality and if there are ways to change that.


 * I think that the most interesting things in chapter 9 was learning that everything a mother eats, drinks, or inhales actually gets directed exposed to the baby because it passes through the placenta. I didn't know that. Also, the fact that the baby is inside the mother, but their blood doesn't intermingle. I wonder if its possible for a baby to like certain foods consumed by the mom, more than others. I also wonder if that is what causes pregnant women to eat a lot of food, because the baby likes it.


 * The interesting think about chapter 9 was the whole chapter. It was interesting to learn about the different stages of cognitive development. That at certain stages in life you go through a "me, me me" phase, egocentrism. Some people, I think, never leave that phase. I wonder how exactly a mother can affect her child's temperament before she or he is even born. I wonder if for twins if the effects will be different. For instance, my sister's little boy is very cranky and demanding. He always wants to be held, but his twin sister is quiet and calm and doesn't care whether or not she's being held.


 * Chapter 9 was interesting to me because I have been studying this already for 2 years. I learned about developmental stages, Piaget, object permanence and more in my Early Childhood class during high school. This was a refresher and kept me really in tune because I tested myself as we were defining words or going into sections that names were familiar. I love children and like to watch them grow, but even more, understanding how they develop.


 * Chapter 9 was interesting in general. I really like learning about development. I feel this chapter will actually help me in my chosen career path. I really wondered about why the psychologists came up with the different theories of development because I always seen it as simple but now development seems to complicated in a way.


 * What was interesting about Chapter 9 was bilingualism. As I was readying it, it said that young children learn a second language more quickly and speak it more fluently than adults. It also said the earlier the second language is known the greater the density of neurons that develop in language centers. What I wonder about is why do women who are pregnant continue to smoke, drink, and eat unhealthy foods. They all know that their babies are going to have some type of birth defect, but they keep doing it, only thinking about themselves.


 * I found the effects of alcoholism interesting. I never realized, honestly, the damage that can be done permanently (well I know there could be damage, I just didn't realize the severity of it.) I would like to know more about the stages of development. Also, I would like to learn more about how to make a "shy" child more of an optimistic, outgoing child. I found it very interesting about how under the right circumstance, we have the ability to change almost anyone; and give them self-esteem, etc.


 * For me, learning about how children grow and develop is always very interesting! I also found it very interesting how many things change as you get older, and how/why midlife crises happen. I am still wondering about why some newborns/ 4 month olds are more ticklish than others.


 * I found it interesting about the babys' senses and how some are completely developed at birth like vision, depth perception and their hearing. I find it fascinating how babies can hear things before they are born, like music and their own mother's voice. Babbling is also very interesting because healthy babies babble with their voice and if they are deaf, they "babble" with their hands.


 * Chapter 9 was interesting to me because it talked about different changes in life and some of the things you go through in those stages. It was very interesting to know how and why you go through different things at certain points in your life.


 * I thought it was interesting how the 2 1/2 year old didn't know how to find the snoopy even though she was told where it was but the 3 year old could find it instantly. I never knew concepts in the brain could develop in just a few months. It was also interesting how babies only a few months old could notice depth and not cross the visual cliff. When learning about the cognitive development stages, I tried to think about myself at that age. It made me wonder if I started learning those concepts at those ages as well.


 * I thought the section on what kind of parent creates what type of children was interesting. I determine I am the way I am because of my authoritative father and laid-back mother. I also found the language section quite interesting-that a baby's second language is easier to learn. I wonder if my stubbornness has cause my father to be more authoritative with me than with my sister.


 * I found that in Chapter 9 the facts were interesting and made me wonder about the stages of development. I also wonder what is the difference between the stages. I found the infant development very interesting.


 * What interested me about Chapter 9 actually was the note taking and discussion during class. For instance, I did not know that babies grew an inch over night. I also enjoyed learning about Piaget's stages of cognitive development, actually understanding the different stages during growth as well as why babies tend to do certain things. I was also interested in how the mother's stress level may affect the baby. I am curious as to why this is so.


 * The thing I found interesting in Chapter 9 was the chart on page 315. As someone who had sex in high school, and regretting it, I found the information presented intriguing. I wondered how many sexual situations were brought upon by male influence (since they are a raging bunch of hormones at this age). I also wondered if the decrease was brought about by the introduction of abstinence talk by other students or teachers. It would be interesting to know the total number of students at this particular high school to look at the percentages of those who have had sex and those who have not. I did find it comforting to see a decline in occurrences. I think this will make me really prepared to have the "sex" talk with my children in the future.

Much of Chapter 9 interests me. The develoment of a newborn is something I never knew much about, on an educational level at least. I was particularly interested in the section that talks about how video games and similar items affect people as I do a lot of different things with video games and similar technologies. I didn't really find much unclear or confusing. The whole chapter was pretty straitforward and the chapter explained everything very well. What's interesting to me in Chapter 9 is that babies can hear while in the womb. I always knew they could, but when you think about it it's interesting because they are in fluid so I would think that it would fill their ears and make it hard for them to hear. What makes me wonder about in Chapter 9 is when someone is dying they go through denial but someone close to them goes through denial as well. I wonder why we both do. Forming an identity in young teens is interesting because if in these years that identity be found or they would be comfortable with their choice of identity they would be more relaxed in middle to high school situations. I wonder about forming an identity. What I found interesting in this chapter was the facts about the vision of a baby. I already knew that babies were born with their eyes open, but I found it fascinating that they have visual preferences and they fact that they would rather look at a new picture or pattern than one they have seen many times before. I wonder about babies' motor development because I want to know if it means something if the child develops quicker or does things earlier than expected? And if they are slower than others what does that mean?
 * I just though it was very interesting that newborns can have reflexes. How do they know to suck on a nipple when being fed? It seems as if they wouldn't know what to do, seeing that they're newborn. And they smile. How can they have personalities so young? I wonder about temperament. How can some babies be harder to deal with than others? I would like to say it's hereditary, but I've seen babies that are so completely different from their parents or grandparents