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A problem with her disorder is that since its progressive she needs to have constant refitting of that wheelchair. I find it insane to see that she just has her legs hanging thats probably why she so easily got hurt as well.
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She's given herself a terrible foot drop, which she now can't correct without lots of Physiotherapy and orthotics/foot braces, which she obviously won't do. Now her feet physically can't sit flat on the foot board of the chair, and she can't wear shoes (unless they are very soft slippers, or she wears high heels like a Barbie doll).I find it insane to see that she just has her legs hanging
I was wondering about this too, any parent Kiwis please chime in because I feel like babies don't necessarily love high pitched voices like that but I have no idea.If I was Ari I'd ignore her too. She just screeches at her like she's a dog or something. I wonder how Aris baby brain even parses Alex. Noisy furniture?
Personally, I never talked to my newborns or toddlers like they were a dog, or used a "baby voice". Just a normal voice, maybe a bit softer, but that was it.I was wondering about this too, any parent Kiwis please chime in because I feel like babies don't necessarily love high pitched voices like that but I have no idea.
To my knowledge, speaking to little ones with high pitched babble-talk isn't good for their development, as the kiddo will mimick the tone and pitch once they themselves pick up speech. Talking to your kid in full, clear sentences helps them learn to do the same.I was wondering about this too, any parent Kiwis please chime in because I feel like babies don't necessarily love high pitched voices like that but I have no idea.
Alex is essentially a moving, oversized loudspeaker at this stage of Ari's development. The only interaction that the two have have to be facilitated by other people. The only physical interaction Alex has with Ari is from others putting Ari on her lap, or dangling a piece of string at Ari like the baby is a fucking cat.I don't think it has to do with the tone of voice and more that Alex is physically incapable of doing anything that causes normal bonds between an infant and caregiver, like caring for it in everyday ways like feeding, changing diapers, bathing etc.
To my knowledge, speaking to little ones with high pitched babble-talk isn't good for their development, as the kiddo will mimick the tone and pitch once they themselves pick up speech. Talking to your kid in full, clear sentences helps them learn to do the same.
On the flip side, I've also read somewhere that newborns better react to higher pitched voices. Perhaps it is good for attention grabbing, not for learning. Don't know for sure, never had the urge to speak that way to my kiddo.
Either way, it ain't working in Alex's favour.
The sma voice isn't the bit I'm talking about really. Nor is "motherese" (which, I'm not going to lie to you sounds like one load of shite) it's more the ultra ultra high pitch she uses. I don't think that helps or eases anyone, human or beast alike.Alex's irritating vocal characteristics aside (which are part personality, and part SMA-voice)...
Baby talk, often called "Mother-ese", is a phenomenon across languages and cultures. Researchers are now considering this exaggeration of pitch and intonation to potentially play a role in babies learning speech sounds.
Babies can definitely hear higher frequencies more clearly, but Alex prob doesn't know that and this is just her go-to "aren't you CUTE" voice that she uses for babies, animals, and probably stuffed animals/other cute stuff.The sma voice isn't the bit I'm talking about really. Nor is "motherese" (which, I'm not going to lie to you sounds like one load of shite) it's more the ultra ultra high pitch she uses. I don't think that helps or eases anyone, human or beast alike.