P036B2 Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analysttranscribed, 12/21/2025; 2/19/2014 |
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| Video Clip: | Context |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: Box with Blocks |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Mom; Bob on camera. |
| Actions: | Transcribed as Text Episodes |
| Episode A: at 00:03 |
Bob: What’s she going to do? Mom: Look around for new worlds to conquer. Peggy: [reaches for the box lid handle, leans on the near edge, raising the far side, then turns to a near block with her RH, looks past it, and turns back, placing her LH on the box] [fingering the RH block, she looks at and mouths it] Bob: Just let her go. See if she tries to do something outrageous, like put them back. Peggy: [tosses RH the block forward, draws LH the box closer and, trying to open the lid, falls onto Mom’s lap] Mom: [after Peggy falls] There you go. Sit up, sweetie. Yeah, you got the box open. |
| Episode B: at 00:39 |
Bob: Why don’t you bring the box, the blocks are all out of reach {Peggy: NVV} back within her easy reach ….And make sure she could see them there. Mom: See the blocks, Peggy? Bob: Here we go. Is she trying to get it in? Mom: I don’t know. She might just be trying to beat the box with it…. She got it in. |
| Episode C: at 01:07 |
Peggy: [removes block to lid and closes box bottom over it] Bob: Okay, the question here is whether or not the issue of inside and outside engages her interest at all. Son of a gun. Where’d it go? Mom: Where’s the block, Peg? Didn’t you have a block? Bob: Oh, let’s see if she tried (“tries”, Analyst) to put one in a closed box now. Here we go…. Problem solving, here we go. Mom: She has the box upside down. Peggy: [bangs RH a block twice on the bottom of the box, watches it roll off tries and fails to grasp the box with both hands; picking RH a near block, she mouths and drops it on the box, then rubbing nose and eyes with both hands falls back on Mom] |
| Episode D: at 01:55 |
Bob: Maybe we better help her out, Gretchen, turn it over. Mom: Shall I get the box? { Bob: Yeah.}… (Unclear phrase) There you go, Peg. While Bob and Mom talk, Peggy proceeds to examine the box; she looks at different parts in turn. She is obviously puzzled by the issues of penetration and containment. Mute audio here? Bob: Try to keep the box within her reach. {Mom: Yes.} Did she look surprised? Could you tell? If there was anything in there? Mom: She seemed to look surprised, but I don’t know whether it was that there was something in there, or whether it was just that she held it and the block box flipped open. Mom: You can only see half her face…. Come on, Peg, sit up. Peggy: NVV Mom: [unclear imitation?] |
| Episode E: at 02:56 |
Peggy: [bangs block on the box] [unmute audio if off] Bob: Do you think that was a block going into an empty box without a (unclear word ~=”lid”? )? Peggy: NVV (~”Yah”). Mom: Yea-ah?… [strokes Peggy’s hair] (Unclear utterance) Peggy: [meanwhile LH lifts box, partly open lid, slaps her RH on the lid] Mom: [collects blocks near Peggy’s left foot, which she uses] Mom: What’s the matter, Peggy? Bob: You don’t have to force feed her blocks, just make sure she’s got plenty within easy reach. Peggy: [smacks a block on the closed box lid] Bob: I guess the problem is they don’t seem to be going in now. Stupid box. |
| Episode F: at 03:45 |
Mom: Hey, Peggy. [as she falls into Mom’s lap] You want to sit up? Bob: I think we’re probably about ready to stop this part unless you see any reason to continue with this at the moment. Mom: No. Peggy: [ pushes box, knocking a block off edge of mattress, leans on it] Bob: Well, just let her go. Let’s see what she does next…. Probably gonna push it off the mattress and fall on her noggin. Peggy: NVV |
| Episode G: at 04:14 |
Bob: Must be really be hard when you have to crawl and hold yourself up. Mom: [as Box goes off mattress edge and tumbles. Uh-oh. [End 04:22] |
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| Actions: | Traced in More Detail |
| Trace: | of collated sensory and motor details (as available) |
| AI Summary: | as Contents List – Peggy explores a box and blocks while Bob and Mom observe and comment. – She manipulates the box lid, mouths and tosses blocks, and draws the box closer. – Peggy succeeds once in getting a block into the box, then closes it, prompting comments about “inside vs. outside.” – She appears puzzled by containment, looking for the block and examining the box’s parts and lid. – At one point the box is upside down; Peggy bangs blocks on it and struggles to grasp and open it. – Mom and Bob ensure blocks stay within Peggy’s reach but try not to “force-feed” them, watching for problem-solving. – Observers discuss whether Peggy shows surprise at contents and note her tentative vocalizations. – Peggy alternates between banging, dropping, and attempting insertion; inconsistent success leads to frustration. – Parents consider ending the activity as engagement wanes, with Peggy leaning on Mom and slipping posture. – The session ends with Peggy pushing the box toward the mattress edge; it tumbles off as Mom says “Uh-oh.” |
| AI Narrative: | A short home video captures a quiet moment of exploration as an infant, Peggy, investigates a small box and a few wooden blocks on a bed. Two adults, likely her parents, observe and lightly narrate from the sidelines, occasionally adjusting the setup to keep objects within reach. The setting is simple—a mattress, a lidded box, scattered blocks—but it becomes a small stage for early problem solving, trial-and-error, and the tug-of-war between curiosity and coordination. At first, Peggy reaches for the box lid and a nearby block, alternating her attention between the container and the objects around it. She mouths a block, taps it, and then tries to bring the box closer to her body. When she leans too far and slips into her mother’s lap, the adults encourage her to sit back up and continue. Their comments remain largely observational, aiming to see what she will do without directing her too strongly. Soon, the interplay between “inside” and “outside” becomes the core puzzle. Peggy succeeds once in getting a block into the box, then immediately changes the configuration by closing the lid in a way that obscures what happened. This small success appears to surprise the adults, who wonder aloud whether she noticed the block’s disappearance and whether the difference between a closed and open container is meaningful to her. Peggy then manipulates the box in different orientations, even turning it upside down and drumming on it, suggesting she’s sampling multiple actions to see what produces a result. As the session goes on, Peggy alternates between investigation and fatigue. She lifts the box, slaps at the lid, bangs blocks against the surface, and occasionally leans back for support. The adults try to keep blocks within easy reach without “force feeding” them, balancing access with autonomy. Not every attempt leads to success: sometimes the box is closed when she wants it open; sometimes an object slides away; sometimes gravity asserts itself and the box tumbles off the mattress. By the end, the activity winds down naturally. What remains is a compact portrait of early cognitive and motor development: interest in containment, object placement, cause-and-effect, and the bodily challenge of maintaining posture while reaching and grasping. The scene highlights how everyday materials invite experimentation, and how gentle, non-intrusive adult presence can create a safe space for discovery—even when the results look like dropped blocks, closed lids, and a box that finds its way to the floor. |
| Link Index | Panel P036, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
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