Question

Two-month-old Sheldon is snuggled in his mother’s arms. He is quietly looking around, and appears to be simply ‘absorbing’ his environment. He is attentive to sounds around him, and is very calm. Sheldon’s current state would be described as ____________.

a) sleeping.
b) crying.
c) waking activity.
d) alert inactivity.

Answer 1

Answer: d) alert inactivity.

Explanation:

Newborn babies go through a series of states during the day. Alert inactivity refers to the time when the baby is quiet, observant, and seems to be focusing on what´s happening around him.

Waking Activity refers to a baby when is active without focusing on anything. Crying takes around 2- to 3 hours of their time. Sleeping takes an average of 16 to18 hours a day.