Consider...Eyad

Eight-month-old Eyad wakes from his nap. He sits in his cradle and sees his mother and grandmother just outside the door preparing food for the evening meal. He makes noises, trying to call to them. They do not acknowledge hearing Eyad, so he calls louder and louder. They still do not turn to Eyad. He begins to cry, then scream and kick the cradle and still his mother and grandmother do not come to him. They need to prepare the food and feel Eyad will eventually stop and entertain himself. Finally, Eyad lays back down, exhausted but still crying quietly.

Contrast this experience with the following:

Eight-month-old Eyad wakes from his nap. He sits in his cradle and sees his mother and grandmother just outside the door preparing food for the evening meal. He makes noises, trying to call to them. They do not acknowledge hearing Eyad, so he calls louder and louder. His mother turns, smiles and comes to Eyad. His mother asks if he had a good nap while she picks him up. She kisses Eyad and takes him outdoors. The grandmother puts her arms up and Eyad’s mother gently places him in his grandmother’s arms. His grandmother also kisses him and talks to him. Then she sits Eyad on her legs and gives him a small piece of the bread.