Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Social and Emotional Development domain, the strand Relationships includes the foundation Relationships with Peers. Children from 11 through 23 months prefer to interact with one or two familiar children. They engage more frequently in the same kind of back-and-forth play with those children.
Example 1
Text on screen: Prefers to interact with one or two familiar children
On screen: 23-month-old Piper and another child are outside wearing rain gear. Piper is pulling a small wagon with several dolls in it. Off screen, a caregiver greets another child
Caregiver 1: (in Spanish) Come. Come, Kelany, come.
On screen: Piper perks up, turns around, and runs to the caregiver’s side, pulling the wagon behind her.
Caregiver 1: There it is Come, girl, come. Come, Kelany.
On screen: Kelany eagerly runs toward Piper and the caregiver.
Caregiver 1: There’s the water. Come, splash the water.
On screen: Piper steps forward, closer to Kelany, reaching to give her a one-armed hug.
Caregiver 1: Hi friend.
On screen: Piper and Kelany go to jump and splash in a puddle as the caregiver watches.
Caregiver 1: And you splash. Splash!
Example 2
Text on screen: Prefers to interact with one or two familiar children and engages in back-and-forth play with them
On screen: 23-month-old Millie and Natalia are building together with magnetic tiles. They take turns adding and moving pieces of the structure.
Millie: Whee! (humming) OK. (inaudible) This is…
On screen: Natalia picks up a tambourine and places it on the structure, knocking some pieces off. Millie removes it and continues to add pieces. Natalie pats the structure and it collapses.
Millie picks up two magnetic tiles, repeatedly connecting and separating them. Natalia stands and goes to pick up a book. She brings the book back to Millie.
Millie: Well I’ll read it. Tomorrow (inaudible) Read it.
On screen: Millie stacks up the magnetic tiles, and Natalia sits down with the book.
Example 3
Text on screen: Prefers to interact with one or two familiar children and engages in back-and-forth play with them
On screen: 16-month-old Maya, 11-month-old Milla, and a caregiver are together in a play area. Milla sits at the top of an indoor play structure. Maya stands nearby and watches her. Maya walks a few steps away and turns back toward Milla. The two girls look at each other.
Maya: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 1: Oh, I see Milla watching you, Maya. She says, “What are you doing?”
Maya: (vocalizing)
On screen: Milla goes down the small slide on the play structure and begins crawling toward Maya. Maya hides behind the edge of another play structure.
Caregiver 1: (gasping) Where’d Maya go, Milla? Say, “Where’s Maya?”
On screen: Milla crawls over to Maya and they smile at each other.
Maya: (vocalizing)
Milla: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 1: You found Maya!