Week 5th Reflection

The Ferber Method.

1. Will you use this with your baby? Why or why not?

Answer:

1. No, we would not apply the Ferber Method towards our baby. This is because, in our Malay's environment, baby from the age 5 or 6 months is still sleeps with their mother. At this age, the baby still attach to the mother as the mother needs to breastfeeding the baby. Therefore, if the mother left the baby for 5 minutes as the Ferber Method suggest in day one, we think it will affect the baby's attachment to the mother. The baby might feel insecure because they did not get what they want. In Malay culture, if the baby cries, it is the sign that the baby is hungry and need the mother's breastfeeding and sometimes may be their diapers already occupied.

2. Analyse this method in terms of its application of learning theories.

Answer:

2. The Ferber method use the variable interval schedule. In this method, the mother only reward the first response displayed after varying time interval. In this case, the baby will keep crying and maintain the behavior until he or she get the reward. It is because, the baby know that if he keep maintain the behavior, eventually he or she will still get the reward.