when do children start remembering memories?

Answer 1

It depends on what you mean by "remembering". If you mean being able to play them back with recall-it depends on the child but I would say between 3-5 years of age.
If you mean, when are children affected by events--studies show that even in very early childhood (under 2 years of age) traumatic events can have a very deep psychological impact on children and change their perceptions of life.

Answer 2

To answer this question, you must first decide what thinking on the subject you accept.
First, their is Carl Jung's, "collective un-conscience", which says, that we inherit memories from our past lives's genetically.
The second way of thinking is we are all born with a "tabla Rosa", or blank tablet.
The third and last, would be reincarnation.
If you except, Jung's thinking, or reincarnation then, as soon as the brain is formed, the embryo has memory, and in theory could be recalling past lives's.
If you except, "tabla rosa", then their can be no memory until after the child is born, and the five senses activated.
My personal thinking is with Jung. it explains the movement of the embryo, and more importantly, evolution.

Answer 3

During stress, flash-backs can happen! This may not be technically memory, but.... For instance, as young adult, I went through a period of deep depression. During a session with a therapist, I regressed and "was a baby, sitting totally alone and sobbing." I "tracked" this down through history-taking and found that I was "trained" during my Autonomy Stage, by locking me in the bathroom when I made a fuss or tantrum!! I was allowed out only when I was not only quiet, but with a "smile" on my face!!!!----------I later found a Government tract from the 1930's and it recommended similiar treatment with toddlers!!

Answer 4

I have wondered about that myself. I know a couple people who claim they remember things from birth, but I don't really believe them. One was a definite compulsive liar, and the other is my younger sister but her memories are completely different than mine, so I don't really believe her. And from doing family history and hearing very different stories about the same event, I have learned that memory can play tricks on you.

But for myself, I seem to remember things from about the time I started going to school, which makes me think that we need something to "tie" our memories to a definite time and place in order to remember them. I think school is a big thing for most kids and strong enough to link to memories, so it makes sense that would be about the time we start creating recoverable memories.

Answer 5

My niece can still remember events that happened when she was just a few months past 2 years old..she's always had a good memory though.

Answer 6

after they are 2

Answer 7

Oh confident - extremely universal. I bear in mind being extremely "cutting-edge" and considerate by way of the age of three - and that i've got many thoughts from that factor. yet in the previous that the thoughts substitute into spotty - as you're saying - like bits of action picture. expertise grows in our brains - and with it grows "reminiscence". yet there's a deeper "reminiscence" from even further back besides the undeniable fact that that is totally confusing for human beings to get entry to it.

Answer 8

I think it starts at 5, well atleast that's how it was with me..:]