Sucking: Touch
sensations comforts baby in sucking, chewing and swallowing food. Children who
have difficulties in sucking, may face challenges in eating different textures
of food later in their lives. In other words, they might have oral hypersensitiveness
(oral defensiveness).
It is being often mentioned by mothers of special needs children, “Oh my son is
picky eater” or “he doesn’t eat very well”. Signs of oral defensiveness include
disliking for tooth brushing, face washing or avoidance of mixed textured food.
Emotional Security:
It has major role every newborn’s life since it establishes
expressive
protection, trust and acquaintance with mother or caregiver. After delivery,
child’s first bodily contact with his mother or caretaker has great influence
on child’s body system for rest of his life.
After contact, the brain should interpret
ate the sensations correctly and appropriately in order to form first emotional
attachment. Sometimes, it is also called as mother-infant bond. This bond is
very essential for physical and mental development of baby. This bonding later
helps in developing body image and body awareness. It also provides sense of
himself as physical body.
