The Fascination of Intrinsic Learning Processes

Abstract

Observing the eating development of healthy children in numerous cultures worldwide, we assume that the process of later learning—as necessary in child-led tube management and tube weaning—should be based on the infant’s inborn eating behavior repertoire itself. Millions of children sustain themselves in slums as well as survive without cow milk and baby food. The approach we use is simple observation. Theoretical concepts of other well-known researchers of infancy were also established on pure observation of babies while eating, drinking, and sleeping and in interaction. The child is in the center of the physician’s attention. As Dr. Doolittle understood animals in the famous fairy tale, professionals dealing with young children should be able to understand the infant in its non-verbal communication.