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The Mother Continues: Whenever the baby is ready to use a spoon like the rest of the family, he should be given an opportunity to learn to use one. Of course, teaching him to feed himself is at first more trouble than feeding him; but if the mother continues to feed him, he may lose his eagerness to iearn to feed himself.
Birth is the individual's first step toward gaining independence, the first stage in the process of psychological weaning that continues through adolescence. It is no"' up to him to breathe for himself and to make sucking movements that will appease his hunger. He is still very dependent on his mother, yet not as directly and completely as before. To tnis bewildering situation he responds in a hit-and-miss way. By trying out his repertory of responses he happens on some that are useful to him.
Gestation takes 16 days; 7-15 in litter; young born pink, naked, and blind. Do not disturb young or mother for at least a week after birth; if disturbed mother will either kill and eat the young or neglect them and allow them to die. After 3 weeks, remove young from mother; otherwise, mother fights with them and often kills them. Sexes should be separated before young reach maturity at 43 days.
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