Babies Padlet by Daniel Argo

Jazzalynn Colon

2023-10-25 23:50:30 UTC

My favorite part of the Babies documentary was when the babies all began to crawl and to see how they all developed up until that point. I found it interesting to see how they were helped or supported by a parent or parents and how some were just independent in the discovery that they could crawl, but either way, all the babies were excited to be moving.

Christine Parker

2023-10-26 02:27:36 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary was when the babies started to walk. Most of the babies had someone to help them along with walking whether it was one of the parents or siblings. Bajar didn't start walking until the very end after all the other babies were not only walking by running as well. It really showed even though they were all from different cultures, the babies mostly developed the same way in walking.

Obioma Ozuzu

2023-10-26 05:10:59 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary was when the babies began to explore their surroundings prior to crawling. At this time all the babies started to reach out to touch or grab things around them. It is exciting to observe that, in spite of differences in their culture and environment, each baby at this point developed interest in things around them and strived as much as possible to explore them even without being prompted.

My favorite part of the documentary was seeing the objects that the babies had to play with. Mari was shown playing with an abacus, and this shows that academic education is highly valued in Japanese society. Ponijao was playing with rocks and grinding things against them, which other members of his community were also shown doing. This showed that hands-on education and skills are more highly valued in Namibian society.

2023-10-26 17:01:25 UTC

Maricela Arguello

2023-10-26 17:05:26 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary was when they showed all the 4 babies being born. This provided us with a glimpse into how their lives would be just from where and what happened after their mothers gave birth. Some where limited to healthcare while others had access to pretty much everything they needed so in was interesting to see them develop and adapt to their way of living.

Shrayne Sharkey

2023-10-26 22:41:31 UTC

My favorite part of the film was watching Ponijao family. It was very interesting on how they lived. While other kids live in regular homes, play with toys, and do fun things. His family made their own way of having fun even though it seemed to be very boring for them with only seeing land. They didn't have the normal city life us. They made the most with what they had and was very family oriented while doing it. Overall I enjoyed the different lives of all four. It was good to have insight on how things can be different for everyone.

Samiat Adeyemo

2023-10-27 01:10:15 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary is just the overall difference in culture but also how uniquely similar each babies were in terms of developmental milestones. Cultures can be easily misinterpreted but this film did an excellent job at showcasing how these babies were able to thieve in their respective environment.

Mary Erinfolami

2023-10-27 15:48:08 UTC

My favorite part of this documentary is the display of diversity of human experiences and the effects of the imbalanced socio-cultural and environmental impact on the individual baby’s life, throughout this film Ponijao is seen without cloth, toys, or any element of modernized world, despite that, she is obviously happy in her natural world, plays around like every other children would, this indicates that a natural behaviors of babies are similar irrespective of the environment, though environment later plays role in other concepts of the babies development. I admire the uniformity in all babies been adequately breast fed by their mothers.

I truly enjoyed watching this movie. I can probably watch it again! I think that my favorite part of the documentary is learning that we actually don't need all the amenities and all the luxurious toys to be happy in life. I enjoyed watching Ponijao's family because everything in their culture is totally different from ours. Overall, I honestly admire all the moms that no matter the circumstances that they are living on, they show care and love to their babies.

2023-10-27 18:04:40 UTC

Elnara Gurbanova

2023-10-27 18:43:09 UTC

It is really difficult to choose one favorite moment in this documentary because it is loaded with cuteness from the very first episode. For me, as a mom and a pediatrician, this movie was an amazing journey. Not that this particular episode is my only favorite but I want to write about Bayar standing on his feet and making the first step as the movie was ending. It is a huge milestone in his, and any baby, development. His facial expressions are priceless - a wonderful mixture of a sense of accomplishment, excitement, joy, surprise, and most importantly, a newfound sense of independence.

This movie is humbling, my take from it is that human beings are basically the same and have one basic need in common- the need to be loved. From the interior deserts of Namibia to the bustling city of San Francisco, all the babies were loved by their families and they all passed through the same developmental stages and milestones. The differentiating factor is culture and socialization, so lets teach the children to love, respect, and value every race.

2023-10-27 23:28:09 UTC

Diane Cao

2023-10-28 00:47:28 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary was when Ponjiao's mom placed a cup on his head to have fun and balance. When he dropped the cup a slightly older toddler came to help pick up the cup and place on Ponjiao's head, which I thought was very adorable. In addition, I thought this scene showed that by having large interactions with each other that they formed a great understanding of boundaries and thoughts!

Obsitu Yusuf

2023-10-28 01:34:16 UTC

The part of the documentary that I enjoyed the most was when the babies started to take their first steps. It was intriguing to see how, despite coming from different cultural backgrounds, these babies shared a striking similarity in their developmental journey as they learned to walk. I found it really cool to see how, even though the babies came from different cultures and environments, they all had this natural curiosity. They were so interested in what was around them, and they explored everything on their own without anyone telling them to.

Jackelyn Martinez

2023-10-28 16:00:56 UTC

My favorite part of the documentary was watching the children entertain themselves—especially the moment in the documentary where it would go back and forth between Bayar and Mari. On one side we had a baby with no toys giggling and playing with a random object; and on the other, we had an infant surrounded by toys but finding them frustrating to play with therefore crying and throwing themselves down. Bayar had nothing else with him yet was content and Mari found the baby puzzles too difficult and was not having fun. I enjoyed how it showed that sometimes more is not always best when entertaining a child.

April Miles

2023-10-29 05:04:14 UTC

my favorite part of the documentary was seeing the babies playing with things in their surroundings. I like how they ignore things we typically would take note of and how they notice things adults would ignore. No matter their environment their hands would most likely want to move or touch something. They would play with rocks, animals, blankets, toys, dirt, and many other objects.

Daniel Reyna

2023-10-29 19:33:25 UTC

Personally, my favorite part of the documentary was seeing how happy the babies would get when they're spending time with their parents! I loved seeing Mari and Hattie have the opportunity to spend time with other babies and their parents in the group classes. And the sense of community seen with Ponijao's parts of the film were also quite wonderful to see. Although, I have to say it was a bit saddening to see Bayar not spend much time with his family and seeing him play by himself.

Rahaf Abu-Shalbak

2023-10-31 18:06:53 UTC

I really enjoyed when all of the babies started meeting/surpassing certain milestones like smiling, playing, and taking their first steps. It really solidified that no matter where a baby is raised or is from, there are so many similarities between all the babies; humanity is connected by things like development and observation.