P022B2 Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst, 7/17/2025 |
| Setting,Props | Carriagae House, Brookline: |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Mom; Bob on camera. Handling familiar objects |
| Episode A: [00:00:04.01] | Bob: Let’s see what she does. [puts on table a brush, spoon and face cloth] Peggy: [reaching right hand for the spoon, brushes it off][Mom returns it] [reaching left for the spoon, she pushes it and the brush off left] [trying again for the spoon, she tries to grasp the spoon] Mom: She doesn’t pick up things with her fingers yet. Peggy: [grasps the handle neck and raises the spoon bowl into her mouth, repeating this twice as others talk] Mom: Just made a liar out of me. Bob: What was interesting there is that she put the end of the spoon in her mouth before her hand…. Peggy: [drops the spoon; Mom returns it to the table, while Bob recalls] Bob: Remember that first time when she picked up the stick, she couldn’t find the end until she worked her way up from her hand in the middle of the stick? |
| Episode B: [00:01:23.15] | I originally placed it (the spoon) sideways on the table to see if there’s no preference in the way she grabbed it or whether she grabbed for the handle…. I’d like to see her grab for the round end and put the other end in her mouth. Peggy: [after several attempts, grasps the spoon in her right hand by the bowl end and swings the handle past her face (opening mouth), then brings her hand (with bowl) into her mouth; drops it] Bob: Yeah. Now, that is interesting. Mom: Yes, but is it simply her hand or the spoon that she’s trying to put in her mouth?… Because she frequently does pick up something and then put her hand, still holding the object in her mouth. |
| Episode C: [00:02:37.08] | Peggy: [long segment: trying to grasp the spoon (hidden by face cloth), knocks it off the table] Mom: [returns spoon to table] Peggy: [grasps spoon by the bowl, raises her hand with bowl to mouth] [drops to table, retrieves it with left hand and drops into lap] Mom: [returns it to table][when face cloth knocked off] Got away from you. Bob: Well, leave that (cloth) down there. She hasn’t shown any interest in it. It’s getting in the way anyway. Peggy: [reaching for the spoon, knocks it off the table and away] Bob: Wow. It’s really gone, isn’t it, Peg? |
| Episode D: [00:03:45.02] | Peggy: [looks at the brush, slowly pushes it past, then off the table] Bob: That’s a pretty clear sign she’s not interested in the brush, I’d say….I think she’s still looking for the spoon. Why don’t I go get her the spoon? Hold on a minute. [Bob retrieves the spoon] |
| Episode E:[00:04:05.22] | Peggy [attempting to right grasp the handle, pushes the spoon off the table Bob: Can you describe what she’s doing there? Peggy: [grasps spoon by the bowl and raises to mouth] Mom: She was grasping the spoon by the bowl. It slid under the board, but she could still see the bowl in her hand, grabbing it. |
| Episode F: [00:04:42.25] | Mom: [after retrieving the spoon] Ready?… Woops. [raising the spoon to vertical, between fingers} Peggy: [reaches for the handle] NVV [grasps at the handle neck, brings near to mouth] Mom: NVV [imitating Peggy’s NVV] Peggy: [drops the spoon] NVV [frustrated tone] Mom: What? [returning, holding up the spoon for Peggy] Peggy: NVV Mom: You think there should be something on that spoon?… Is that the problem? Peggy: [grasps Mom’s finger and brings knuckle to her mouth] |
| Episode G: [00:05:13.15] | Bob: Let me bring over the other things. |
| Episode | |
| Summary by AI |
Session objects presented: a brush, a spoon, and a face cloth. Peggy persistently reaches for the spoon, initially pushing items off the table and struggling with grasping. Despite Mom’s remark that Peggy doesn’t pick up with fingers yet, Peggy grasps the spoon and brings the bowl end to her mouth, contradicting the comment. Observers note Peggy places the spoon end in her mouth before her hand, contrasting an earlier stick task where she had to “find the end.” Peggy often grasps the spoon by the bowl or neck and brings either the bowl or her hand (while holding the spoon) to her mouth; she drops it repeatedly. The face cloth obscures the spoon at one point; Peggy continues seeking the spoon and knocks items off the table, showing persistence for the spoon over the brush. Her behavior suggests clear disinterest in the brush (slowly pushes it off) and consistent interest in the spoon; Bob retrieves the spoon multiple times. Mom wonders whether Peggy aims to mouth the spoon versus her own hand; Peggy sometimes raises the spoon vertically between fingers and adjusts grip. Peggy vocalizes “NVV,” showing possible frustration; Mom infers Peggy expects something (food) on the spoon. Session ends with Peggy grasping Mom’s finger to mouth and Bob proposing to bring other items, highlighting ongoing exploration and oral-motor interest. |
| Narrative by AI |
In a brief home observation, a baby named Peggy was presented with three everyday objects—a brush, a spoon, and a face cloth—placed on a table within her reach. The adults, Bob and Mom, watched to see which items would attract her attention and how she would handle them. From the outset, Peggy showed a clear interest in the spoon, repeatedly reaching for it while largely ignoring the brush and the cloth. Peggy’s exploration of the spoon revealed a mix of developing coordination and curiosity. She initially brushed the spoon off the table and, after it was returned, tried again with both hands. Although Mom noted that Peggy “doesn’t pick up things with her fingers yet,” Peggy soon grasped the spoon by the neck of the handle and brought the bowl end toward her mouth, repeating this action a few times. Bob remarked on the sequence, noticing that Peggy seemed to aim the spoon’s end at her mouth before fully securing it with her hand. Across multiple attempts, Peggy alternated between grasping the spoon by the bowl and by the handle, often bringing her hand—and the spoon along with it—to her mouth. She dropped the spoon several times, sometimes by accident and sometimes while attempting to adjust her grip. At one point, the spoon slid beneath a board, and although the handle was obscured, Peggy still located and grabbed the visible bowl, suggesting she was visually tracking the part she could see and coordinating her reach accordingly. The brush and face cloth prompted less engagement. Peggy slowly pushed the brush aside and eventually off the table, while the cloth sometimes obstructed her view of the spoon. Bob interpreted the repeated dismissals of the brush as a sign of disinterest, and he retrieved the spoon when it went out of reach. The pattern of behavior—rejecting certain objects and persevering with the spoon—highlighted a preference for items that offered a clear affordance for mouthing or a familiar routine. Toward the end of the session, Peggy vocalized frustration (“NVV”) during attempts to adjust the spoon, and Mom wondered aloud if Peggy expected something to be on it, as if for feeding. Peggy then grasped Mom’s finger and brought it to her mouth, reinforcing the idea that much of her interaction was driven by oral exploration. Overall, the scene offered a compact look at early object handling: selective interest, trial-and-error grasping, visual guidance of reach, and the central role of the mouth in learning about the world. |
| Link Index | Panel P022, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
| Themes, Interplay |
