UnaBo,
How come you think that humans aren't instinctive?
What do you do when you trip over? Reach out your hands to save yourself or simply plonk on the ground? what about when you are hungry/thirsty? Raid the fridge/cupboard fruit bowl/tap or simply sit there until you starve? What about when you fancy sex? What about a situation where your child is in danger and you do everything to prevent said child coming to harm? All this is instinctive behaviour. We are members of the animal kingdom ourselves and share as many instinctive traits with them as any other member.
Other mammals have difficulty feeding their offspring but unlike humans, those who can't feed simply die.
Patsy.
These are mostly learned behaviours. The more an animal learns from the adults around it, the less is instinctive. Humans learn almost all their behaviour.
Crowan,
Whoever wrote that is sadly misinformed.
Developmental scientists.
These are mostly learned behaviours. The more an animal learns from the adults around it, the less is instinctive. Humans learn almost all their behaviour.
No, not right.
When my son was born, the first instinct I had was to lick him and lick him I did.
When an animal is threatened, it instinctively lashes out, is territorial and craves sex to keep the species going. All this is human instinct too.
Patsy.
Developmental scientists.
Like so many of these types, they hardly have a clue what they're talking about. Clearly, none of them are in tune with their human instincts.
Like so many of these types, they hardly have a clue what they're talking about. Clearly, none of them are in tune with their human instincts.
Wow! What a dismissal of an entire group of people!
Not everyone would have licked their son. Therefore, it isn't instinct. If it were a human instinct then everyone (or, at least, all mothers) would have it. That's what an instinct is.
Wow! What a dismissal of an entire group of people!
Not everyone would have licked their son. Therefore, it isn't instinct. If it were a human instinct then everyone (or, at least, all mothers) would have it. That's what an instinct is.
How do you know they don't? Just because we are conditioned to behave in such a way, doesn't mean we don't feel like following our instincts.
We are members of the animal kingdom. Other animals learn form their adult counterparts yet still use their instincts to hunt food, etc but because we are allegedly civiilsed and can reason, we have lost touch with our animal instincts (unless one is a rapist - another form of human instinct - a sex need.) Some baby animals can't or won't suckle from their mothers, as some human babies can't. Unlike animals, we can substitute with bottle feeding. Preservation of the species is another instinct, as well as self preservation.
Well, these so-called 'experts' really aren't in touch with themselves if they think that humans have no instincts.
Patsy.
Shall we agree to disagree?
I breastfed both of mine until over a year
my first started weaning on food at just over 4months as he was grabbing at everything and was desperate to eat, by the end of week one he was on 4 small meals a day
number 2 was forced to start weaning on the dot of 17weeks due to being classed as failure to thrive, he wasn't ready and it made no difference, as in the end it turned out he had allergies, which I continued to feed through by the time I stopped I was dairy, egg and soya free myself. I will admit I was desperate to stop by the end, I loved the actual feeding but hated having to restrict my diet so much, but my view was it was short term for me, it could be life for him!
my personal view is I am too lazy to bottle feed, all that washing and sterilising etc!
Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. ... Breastfeeding lowers yourbaby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Plus, babies who are breastfedexclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea