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| 378.1 | | ACESMK::GOLIKERI | | Tue Nov 03 1992 12:15 | 8 |
| Avanti (3.3 years old) also likes to see tapes of herself. She watches
other tapes as well but sometimes she will asks for tapes of "baby
Avanti". She just enjoys seeing a baby on the tape and it fascinates
her to see that the baby is herself.
I think it may just be amusement and amazement.
Shaila
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| 378.2 | Ours too.... | SPICE::LUPIEN | | Tue Nov 03 1992 13:03 | 14 |
| My son will be 2 in December and LOVES to watch tapes of himself. This
started about 1 month ago. He especially loves scenes of he and
Grandpa riding the ride-on lawnmower and mophead. (Grandpa has gone
south for the winter and this is Nick's only chance to "see" grandpa)
He watches the tape over and over, (we're bored but he's not...!)
So far, we haven't seen a need for concern. Aren't kids supposed to
like to look at themselves (Pictures, tapes, mirrors) ???
We try to use it as a learning tool when we can, (who's that in the
picture, where's Grandpa, where's the tree, etc. )
Sandy
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| 378.3 | Must be the age | GEMVAX::WARREN | | Tue Nov 03 1992 13:15 | 7 |
| I think that three is a particularly narcissistic age. At her dance
class, Paige sometimes gets so mesmerized by her reflection in the
full-wall mirror, that she forgets to pay attention to the class. Very
embarrassing.
-Tracy
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| 378.4 | Another possible explanation | POWDML::64644::Satow | GAVEL::SATOW, @MSO | Tue Nov 03 1992 13:23 | 7 |
| I think that there may be another explanation, and it is that "seeing
yourself" is a concept that is not easily grasped, and as a child discovers
the concept, s/he is likely to be fascinated by it. Children also can be
fascinated by their image in a mirror and by their shadow.
Clay
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| 378.5 | | JARETH::BLACHEK | | Tue Nov 03 1992 14:03 | 16 |
| My daughter is nearly 2 1/2 and she also loves to watch her "Gina
Tapes." It's kind of nice for us too, since we get to relive her
younger days.
The one thing that is annoying is that she wants to do whatever she is
watching. For example, she wants to color Easter eggs when she sees
that part of the tape. Or she wants a particular toy when she sees it
on the tape.
She gets disappointed when I tell her that the toy is gone or that we
can't color eggs.
I think it will also help if/when we have another child. She can see
her baby tapes to see what a baby is like.
judy
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| 378.6 | reassuringi | WFOV12::MOKRAY | | Fri Nov 13 1992 11:20 | 11 |
| Thanks for letting me know my child is no different. Do watch out when
it comes to a new baby. We have a 5 month old. When a tape sometimes
has some scenes of him, she gets upset and wants the tape to
immediately go back to Daniela.
I asked a psychiatrist friend of mind also about this. He replied much
like Clay -- that this is the age when they start getting a sense of
self. I also turned to Bruno Bettelheim who reassured me that
birthdays (her favorite tape) are a very special time for children,
when they hopefully feel like it is THEIR day, when they can control
the adults.
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