6) Baby Grabs
The palmar grasp reflex in babies describes their natural propensity to grab your finger if you touch their palm. According to a study done in 1932, 37% of infants could support their own weight from a rod.
You might have also noticed that when seated a baby’s feet will curl in like a chimp’s feet at rest. In our evolutionary past these responses would have caused the little ones to automatically clasp onto our adequate hair. Nowadays it’s not necessary or possible to hang onto a mother’s body hair. Thankfully.
