This attention-catching quality of the other child is powerful.
During these interactions, I hope to support looking and listening closely. I minimize my interruptions, waiting for the cues from a child to spark my involvement. Joyous eye contact may invite a comment, "You carefully offered your hand, and he grabbed it! Babies love to make choices with their bodies, just like you! It's fun to connect like that."Often, and ideally, they are in their own world together--naturally looking closely and thereby gathering information about cause and effect, the qualities of humanity, and both autonomy and relatedness.
By supporting healthy, authentic interactions from infancy, we support the observations and interactions that form building blocks for each child's moral development!
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