Jasper is just 2 weeks old. When his mother strokes his cheek, he turns toward the touch and opens his mouth. This is one of the many Jasper is born with, which help him to survive until he develops more skills.

Jasper is just 2 weeks old. When his mother strokes his cheek, he turns toward the touch and opens his mouth. This is one of the many reflexes(rooting reflex) Jasper is born with, which help him to survive until he develops more skills.

Explanation:

There are many reflexes with which the baby is born. In the above scenario, rooting relfex is mentioned.

Rooting reflex:

When baby's cheek is stroked , they respond by turning their head towards the stimulus. They start sucking, thus allowing for breast feeding.

When the corner of mouth is touched ,lower lip is lowered, tongue moves towards the point stimulated.

When finger slides away, head turns to follow it.

When center of lip is stimulated, lip elevates.

Rooting reflex.

Explanation:

Reflexes are fast actions in respond to a stimuli for instance when someone has some kind of irritation in his or her throat, the person will have to cough out (and this is an involuntary action) that occurs to humans. As adults have reflexes babies are also born with reflexes.

One of the reflexes newborn babies are giving birth with is the Rooting reflex. The Rooting reflex helps during the feeding of the baby that is it is the reflex that helps to find where the mother's mammary gland is.

Other reflexes in babies include the following; Moro reflex, Grasp reflex, Tonic neck reflex and so on.