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135 According to Erik Erikson, the development of autonomy during the infant’s first year sets the stage for the development of trusting relationships in the second year of life. 137. To describe a person as “empathetic” implies that he or she is capable of understanding another person’s feelings and perspectives. 138. Infants begin to recognize themselves in a mirror at about age 18 months 139. In comparison to fifty years ago, fathers in the United States today play a much larger role in caring for their infant children. 140. In the United States today, about half of all infant care is done by fathers and half is done by mothers. 141. The major difference in parenting styles between younger father and older fathers is that younger fathers spend more time playing with their infants and older father spend more time feeding their infants. 142. The best way to reduce sibling rivalry when a new baby is born is to always involve all children in the family in all family activities. 143. In comparison with parents living in Sweden, parents in the United States receive considerably more government support to help with child care. 144. Unless there are other impairments, blind children typically develop a responsive smile as early in life as do sighted children. 145 It is quite common for deafness to remain undiagnosed into the second year of life. 146. Grandparents with higher education levels interact more positively with grandchildren with disabilities compared to grandparents with lower education levels. 147. Both child abuse and child neglect are always intentional. 148. If a parent hits a child, this would be an example of child neglect.