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Infant anticipation

Infant anticipation is a baby’s early ability to expect what is likely to happen next in familiar routines.

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Anticipating Familiar Songs and Games

Anticipating Familiar Songs and Games

What Anticipation Looks Like in Babies Anticipation in infancy is the ability to expect what is likely to happen next. In familiar songs and games, it may appear as widening eyes before a favorite sound, stillness before a repeated phrase, kicking before a bounce, smiling before a silly ending, or turning toward the caregiver at […]