Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Social and Emotional Development domain, the strand Social Interactions includes the foundation Social Understanding. Children from 4 through 11 months show interest in familiar people’s actions and the objects familiar people are using.
Example 1
Text on screen: Shows understanding of how to get others’ attention and engages in back-and-forth interactions
On screen: 9-month-old Michael sits on his caregiver’s lap outdoors. Several older children sit and stand nearby. Michael leans forward trying to kiss the child in front of him. And older boy sits down next to Michael.
Boy 1: I want a kiss.
Caregiver 1: You want to give him a kiss on the face?
On screen: The boy leans in and kisses Michael on the cheek. Then he trades places with a girl, who also kisses Michael’s cheek.
Girl 1: I want to.
Caregiver 1: OK, you want to kiss on the face?
On screen: Michael leans toward her and tries to return the kiss.
Caregiver 1: Thank you. Say, “Thank you for love me.”
On screen: Michael leans forward to kiss another child who sits in front of him.
Caregiver 1: Oh, he want another kiss. Wow.
Boy 1: He likes a lot of kisses.
Caregiver 1: Yeah he—
On screen: The girl sitting next to Michael leans in and hugs him, and he leans against her.
Girl 2: Michy, where’s Jet?
Caregiver 1: Jet is sleeping. Maria take it off very soon to him. Right?
Example 2
Text on screen: Shows interest in actions familiar people are doing
On screen: 9-month-old Phoebe notices a caregiver shaking a rattle for another infant, Amelia. Pheobe begins crawling toward the caregiver.
Caregiver 1: Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.
Phoebe: (vocalizing)
On screen: The caregiver holds out her hand to Phoebe.
Caregiver 1: Would you like to join us? OK.
On screen: Phoebe puts her hand on the caregiver’s leg.
Caregiver 1: Would you like to shake, shake, shake, shake, shake? Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake. Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.
Text on screen: Shows understanding of how to get others’ attention and engage in back-and-forth interactions
On screen: The caregiver shakes the rattle toward Phoebe. Phoebe moves closer and picks up the peekaboo scarf from the caregiver’s lap.
Caregiver 1: Oh, you’d like to see this? Peekaboo!
On screen: The caregiver starts playing peekaboo with Phoebe. Phoebe sits up and watches the caregiver. Each time the caregiver pulls the scarf away, Phoebe smiles at her.
Caregiver 1: Peekaboo! (laughing) Peekaboo!
Example 3
Text on screen: Shows interest in people’s actions and objects other people are attending to
On screen: 10-month-old Audrey and an older child, Sheridan, sit near each other on the floor. Their caregiver sits nearby on a coach. Audrey and Sheridan each have a sensory bubble pop toy. Sheridan is pushing the bubbles on her toy to make them pop.
(toy popping)
Caregiver 3: Oh! Pop.
On screen: Audrey turns to look at Sheridan.
Caregiver 3: Did you pop it? I hear something! Let’s see.
On screen: The caregiver crawls toward Audrey, picks up another bubble toy, and pops a bubble as Audrey watches.
Caregiver 3: Did little Audrey pop? Pop! Pop!
On screen: Sheridan moves closer to the caregiver and accidentally kneels on her popping toy. It makes a louder noise.
Sheridan: Think this popped.
On screen: Audrey begins to chew on her popping toy, and Sheridan picks her toy up and begins to pop her bubbles again.
Caregiver 3: All right, let’s be quiet. I hear the pop. Oh! It pops both ways. Oh! Audrey, can you pop?
On screen: The caregiver pops a bubble of the toy on the floor. Audrey turns to look.
Caregiver 3: Pop! Pop, pop, pop!
Sheridan: I know how to pop with this.
Caregiver 3: How?
On screen: Audrey continues watching closely as Sheridan takes over popping the bubbles.
Sheridan: Pop, pop, pop.