Why Are You Not Show a Baby a Mirror
Okay for new born to come across himself in a mirror ?
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Apologies on putting two posts up in quick succession but seems nifty forum - have a 4 week old boy Robin and he has been given a few toys with mirrors on them, I call up hearing something ages ago that a baby shouldn't encounter themselves in a refelection until they are a certain age - is there anything in that or am I just not remembering something correctly ? If so what historic period is it ?
Many thanks,
Lawrence
I retrieve its more likely that they "can't" see themselves rather than they "shouldn't" Im non sure that the eyes have developed enough (someone correct me) I think they tin can't sympathise/realise that they can "see" themselves.
I might be incorrect though..
why the chuff not? recollect it through logically. or will a baby spontaneously combust if they see a reflection of themselves?
In that location is no problem with them seeing themselves in a mirror. What you have probably read about is that at first they wont be able to know that they are looking at themselves.
I think you're getting babies mixed upwards with vampires (who don't show upward in mirrors).
Or possibly with the fact that in a while, when he can focus and recognise a infant in the mirror, he'll think it's another babe.
At the moment, he probably won't be able to focus on the mirror but he won't come to whatsoever harm.
THey are quite like vampires, of course, being prone to draining your life force yet strangely compelling, but if yous wave him in front of a mirror you should be able to check his human being condition.
(Some of them, like DD1, take fringes of pilus circular their ears but I've never had whatsoever proof of them beingness werewolves either. Although, again, I was tempted to confuse them what with the loud baying at the moon.)
I mean this in the nicest possible way; this thread has actually cheered me upwards for it's lovely innocence and niceness after some of the stuff I've but read elsewhere. Especially the baby/vampire confusion 
@ motherinferior
was thinking along the vampire line too...!
i call up DD1 was an imp. had that foreign scaly skin. and also didn't recognise herself in a mirror
It's ancient folklore. The thought that a soul tin can become trapped in a mirror (so if y'all intermission one, you break your soul and get 7yrs bad luck). People similarly warn against babies being allowed to expect in mirrors or allowing uncovered mirrors in the house following a decease (in example the soul is trapped).
Information technology's as scientific as Bloody Mary so no, information technology'south probably okay unless you're worried about woo in general.
Congratulations on your new baby. 
How lovely, just 4 weeks old.
I am fairly certain both of mine saw themselves in a mirror, there are mirrors in lots of places and I bet I was brushing my hair/holding them whilst glancing in a mirror at some point. He will exist fine.
My grandma obviously used to say you shouldn't let a babe look in a mirror, I don't know the reason why. She too used to say you shouldn't tickle their feet or they'd go mad.
Mine both seem ok so far despite lots of mirror looking and pes tickling.
LeroyJethroGibbs Sun 01-May-eleven 20:43:59
I retrieve information technology'southward simply that when babies are new you are so frazzled and sleep deprived that if you hold him up in front of a mirror you are liable to think you've had twins.
7 years of historic period.
Do not let your child look into a mirror until 7 years of age.
Information technology is non unknown for children to be able to see into their own future reflected in the mirror if they perchance to catch their reflection at a tender historic period.
This is why virtually mirrors in houses are up high, nearly the height of a modest child.
Bless.
oh I love this thread! I remember DH forever putting spots on DS1's face up when he was a toddler then sticking him in front end of the mirror to meet if he would try to rub the spot off himself or the "other" baby in the mirror (this is a proper scientific self recognition test thingummy - can't remember the proper noun for information technology). I seemed to spend a lot of time cleaning mucilaginous fingerprints off mirrors .
This thread has really made me laff
Aw, bless. Yes, unless the babe is a vampire (does information technology already have pointy teeth? ) mirrors are not a problem.
Cool thanks - thought so equally a lot of the toys seem to have mirrors, thank you for all quick replies.
Love it.....on the same topic though - when do babies realise that the baby in the mirror is them? My 6 month old loves looking at heself and finds the whole affair hilarious...when volition she know it's her? I tin can remember those experiments with the dot on the olfactory organ too and seem to recollect that chimpanzees are the same!!
This thread has cheered me upward too - just it's also reminded me of when my Granda died and my Gran turned all the mirrors round - I must just take been about 8 or so, had never remembered it til now.
LifeInTheSlowLane, I did the gummy spot on the nose thing with DS1.
Was a pone DH at work moment when he pulled the sticker off his nose. 
i think when yous have a new babe information technology'south probably more of import that You don't wait in a mirror (unless you are a lot amend groomed than i was )
I think the baby volition be OK simply whatever you lot do, do not look at yourself in the mirror afterwards a centre-of-the-night-will-information technology-never-ever-stop feed. I still have flashbacks of the wild haired, red-eyed monster staring back at me - on the plus side, I didn't demand a middle of the night wee for months after that.
I retrieve there is something in Steiner philosophy most not letting babies await in mirrors but someone else volition no incertitude elaborate. I don't believe in it, though.
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