Hungry?
Sounds like: Fairly desperate and unrelenting; usually high pitched.
Tired?
Sounds like: Breathy, helpless. This cry can be intermittent and is more easily soothed than most others.
Bored or Overstimulated?
Sounds like: Usually not as loud as other cries and is often staccato. Boredom can easily transition to laughter; overstimulated can escalate to shrieking.
Uncomfortable?
Sounds like: Forced and whiny; has a pattern of short repetitions, like "uh-UH, uh-UH."
Pain?
Sounds like: Piercing and grating.
Mary Ainsworth joined Jon Bowlby in understanding the importance of attachment in infants. Infants will give a signal such as cry etc and the caregiver will detect the infants signal, correctly interpret the signal, and make appropriate response. Better caregivers were better at this. Parnets need to response to needs as babies communciate mostly through crying
When the baby is responded to, they learn trust and trust is foundation for lifelong social and emotional development
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