Most of them disappear in the first year of life, but some remain for life. What reflexes are we talking about? Babinski reflex. The baby's toes should fan out and the foot should rotate as the hammer handle is passed along the outer edge of the foot. You can just move your hand, it will be the same. This manipulation is familiar to many adults from appointments with a neurologist. Babkin reflex. The baby turns his head and opens his mouth when pressure is applied to his palm. The grasping reflex can be easily established by stroking the palm of a newborn. He can clench his fist so tightly that you can lift him up, so that the child hangs in the air. This, of course, reflexive grasping should not be confused with the act of grasping that will appear in a baby at 17-20 weeks of life. Moro reflex. In response to a loud sound, the child spreads his arms and legs to the sides and brings them back to their original position. If you carefully toss a child in your arms, he will perform the same actions. Search reflex. When stroking the cheek, the baby turns its head in the direction of the touch. Thus, the newborn, by the way, determines the location of the food source. Swimming reflex. Many parents may be surprised to observe the well-coordinated swimming movements of their baby when, supporting the tummy and chest, they place him in the water or lay him on his stomach in bed. Walking reflex. No less surprising are the movements of a newborn, reminiscent of well-coordinated walking, if you support your baby by the arms while lightly touching the table surface or floor with bare legs. Sucking reflex. It starts immediately after the search reflex, when, having determined the location of the mother’s breast, the child begins to suck on it. Some newborns begin this after the nursing mother moves the breast or pacifier around her mouth. Cervical tonic reflex. It is easy to see when the child lies on his back, his head is turned, usually to the right, and both fists are clenched. At the same time, the arm and leg on this side of the body are straightened, and on the opposite side they are compressed, as if the baby was preparing to fence. The jerking reflex. The newborn withdraws his foot when the sole is tickled. The presence or absence of these and other reflexes is an important indicator of the neuropsychic development of the baby. Based on the totality of assessments of the manifestation of the listed reflexes, the level of psychomotor development of the baby is usually judged.