Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Social and Emotional Development domain, the strand Social Interactions includes the foundation Empathy. Children from 23 through 36 months show an understanding that other people have feelings that are different from their own. Children show concern for others, and sometimes they respond in a way that might make another person feel better.
Example 1
Text on screen: Shows concern for others
On screen: 36-month-old Cesar sits on the floor with his mother. They hold a doll between them. Cesar talks to the doll as he dresses it.
Cesar: When you go to sleep, Mommy will be here all morning. Right?
Mother: That’s right. Mommy will be here all morning when you go to sleep.
On screen: Cesar puts a hat on the doll.
Cesar: Ready to go to sleep? And I will be here for you.
Mother: Cesar will be here, too?
On screen: Cesar kisses the doll’s forehead twice. He wipes doll’s forehead.
Cesar: Is it?
Mother: I wonder how that kiss made baby feel?
On screen: Cesar looks at the doll’s face and then at his mother.
Cesar: Are you happy? He’s happy now.
Mother: He’s happy now.
On screen: Cesar reaches for the doll’s sock.
Cesar: (inaudible)
Example 2
Text on screen: Shows concern for others
On screen: 32-month-old Zoe kneels on the floor reading a book that she has open on a bench in front of her. Something in the book surprises her.
Zoe: (Gasps) Look! Teacher.
On screen: She stands and holds the book up to show a caregiver. The open book page has a photo of a child who fell.
Caregiver 2: What’d you find? Oh no, what happened?
Zoe: I don’t know. He fell.
On screen: The caregiver sits on the bench and looks at the book with Zoe.
Caregiver 2: What happened to the boy?
Zoe: He fell.
Caregiver 2: He fell?
Zoe: Yeah, he’s sad.
Caregiver 2: He’s sad?
On screen: The scene cuts. Zoe is sitting on a bench across the room from the caregiver. Zoe is using a remote control as a phone.
Zoe: I need talk.
On screen: Zoe walks toward the caregiver while holding the remote control to her ear. The caregiver points to the picture in the book.
Caregiver 2: Should we call his mommy, and tell ‘em what happened?
Zoe: Yeah.
On screen: Zoe looks at the book.
Caregiver 2: What happened to him? Tell his mom.
Zoe: Hello? The kid fell. And he slipped. Gonna come?
On screen: Zoe holds the phone near the picture of the child.
Zoe: (sighing) He’s sad.
Caregiver 2: He’s sad ’cause he fell down?
Example 3
Text on screen: Shows concern for others and sometimes responds in ways that might make another person feel better
On screen: 30-month-old Brooklynn stands in front of a basket of blocks, talking with her caregiver. Behind them, 34-month-old Theresa is playing with a tower of large interlocking blocks. Brooklynn kneels and begins taking small blocks from the basket.
Brooklynn: This. We need this. We need this.
Caregiver 3: OK.
Brooklynn: And first we need this.
Theresa: (crying)
On screen: As Theresa begins to cry, Brooklynn turns to look at her.
Caregiver 3: You OK, Theresa?
Brooklynn: Are you OK, Theresa? Let’s check on Theresa.
On screen: Theresa lets go of the block tower, crying harder. Brooklynn stands and walks toward Theresa.
Brooklyn: You crying? Theresa, are you OK?
On screen: The caregiver walks over and kneels in front of Theresa.
Caregiver 3: What happened?
On screen: Theresa leans against the caregiver and the caregiver hugs her.
Brooklynn: We help you with, Theresa?
Caregiver 3: Need a hug?