6/28/2004
desjardins/honig COGNITION
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Touch and Motion in Infancy
•Tactile sensation is well
developed at birth, especially the lips and tongue
•Perception of motion
and touch important
•Rocking and skin to
skin touching
•Touch
helps to relieve unspent tensions of the infant and accelerates
neuromuscular development (Olds, et al, 1996)