Tan Ching is a third year undergraduate majoring in Chemistry at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
He is an active volunteer with the NUS Students' Community Service Club. While experiencing the joy of sharing and giving, Tan Ching has learnt to be more patient and sensitive to the needs of others. He had the opportunity to organize many projects and events for the less fortunate and hopes to be able to apply what he has learnt and to learn from what he has applied.
Besides community service, Tan Ching hopes to contribute back to the society by teaching. By sharing his experiences and being a role model, he would like to encourage his students to contribute more to our society. He aspires to be a teacher who can inspire and challenge his students to dream, image and create.
Tan Ching is also interested in graphic designing and video editing which allow him to express his creativity.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
[05] Baby Cries
An infant's cry annouces the beginning of a new life. While babies do not have spoken words, infant crying becomes one of the most important form of communication. It appears that, on exploring the uniqueness of infants' cries, different cries can be described to signal infants' different needs.
Some examples of unique cries are the basic cry, the anger cry and pain cry. Basic cry a rythmic pattern formed by a cry, then brief silence, then a short inspiratory whistle that is higher in pitch and a quick rest before the next cry. Anger cry is a variation of the basic cry with more air forced through vocal chords. Pain cry is characterized by both a sudden loud cry with moaning and a long initial cry followed by a breathing period.
While excessive crying can cause much frustration and stress within the family, crying allows infants to build close relationships to those who respond to their needs. Crying is one of the veyr first forms of communication.
Food for thought
According to a study of over 300 adults, on average, men cry once every month, and women cry at least five times per month. We've seen how crying is a form of communication before we learnt to talk and express ourselves. Now that we are adults, how is crying still a form of communciation?
Some examples of unique cries are the basic cry, the anger cry and pain cry. Basic cry a rythmic pattern formed by a cry, then brief silence, then a short inspiratory whistle that is higher in pitch and a quick rest before the next cry. Anger cry is a variation of the basic cry with more air forced through vocal chords. Pain cry is characterized by both a sudden loud cry with moaning and a long initial cry followed by a breathing period.
While excessive crying can cause much frustration and stress within the family, crying allows infants to build close relationships to those who respond to their needs. Crying is one of the veyr first forms of communication.
Food for thought
According to a study of over 300 adults, on average, men cry once every month, and women cry at least five times per month. We've seen how crying is a form of communication before we learnt to talk and express ourselves. Now that we are adults, how is crying still a form of communciation?
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