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Is It Normal For Infants To Convey Emotions Through Facial Expressions And Gestures?

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Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Question: Os it notmal for a 4 month old to kick legs and move/shake arms amd hands when excited or upset?
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is quite normal

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

It is quite normal for baby of this age to express their emotions by smiling,squealing,crying,kicking,nodding head and moving arms.This shows normal development and rules out any neurological abnormality.


I hope this helps.
I shall be glad to help you out if you have any more query.
Regards
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

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Practicing since :2006

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Is It Normal For Infants To Convey Emotions Through Facial Expressions And Gestures?

Brief Answer: It is quite normal Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for asking on this platform It is quite normal for baby of this age to express their emotions by smiling,squealing,crying,kicking,nodding head and moving arms.This shows normal development and rules out any neurological abnormality. I hope this helps. I shall be glad to help you out if you have any more query. Regards