P034A2 Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst, 10/12/2025 |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: “Charlie” bear, the Ring Tower with a cylindrical pole, not a conical one |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy with Miriam; Bob on camera; Rob and Mom in the wings |
| Episode A: [00:00:08] | Bob: Hey, Miriam. Miriam: Okay. Bob: It seems to me you’ve been trying to teach Peggy to sit up. Can you do that? And get her away from the mirror so she doesn’t bang her head too much?… Peggy: NVV (non verbal vocalization) Bob: Why don’t you turn her around so she can look at us?… If she wants, she doesn’t have to, though. |
| Episode B: [00:00:29] | Bob: [calling her] Peggy. Hi. Miriam: How’s this? Bob: How are you doing, Peg?… But she doesn’t have anything to play with. She sits up pretty good, though, I think. Robby, toss it [ “Charlie,”a favorite toy bear] over to Miriam. Miriam: Here, Peg. Bob: Hi, Peggy…. How are you? There she goes. This is the first time Peggy’s trying to sit up in one of our experiments, isn’t it? |
| Episode C: [00:01:16] | Bob: Miriam, can you sit her up again? And we’ll try to play with the ring tower. You sit her up some way so that she and you can both play…. Why don’t you put her against that cushion behind you?… That way, if she falls over, she won’t hurt herself. Miriam: Here. (unclear expression.) Bob: Maybe we’d better get Charlie out of there, too, ’cause – if we want her to play with the ring tower – that’s old scurry getting in the picture, huh? Bob: Hey, Gretchen, can you give that [the ring tower] to Miriam?… Miriam? |
| Episode D: [00:02:02] | Miriam: [turns to accept the ring tower] Peggy….Peggy Bob: [whistles] Peggy. Peggy: [turns on hearing her name, looks at the ring tower in the reflection] Bob: Peggy…. (whistle) Yoo-hoo…. Let her play for a little while, sweetie, and see what she does. Peggy: [removes rings from the tower rod, mouthing rings and banging them on the base, chewing the rod, then selecting others] NVV Bob: (Garbled) It seems to me, Miriam, you were trying to teach her to put rings on the pole, weren’t you? I don’t think you’ll have to teach her that…. I think when she gets skillful enough, she’ll do it herself. Bob: But maybe, I don’t know, maybe she’s skillful enough now…. Looks like she’s skillful enough to throw them around, anyway…. |
| Episode E: [00:03:05] | Peggy: [selects, mouths the pole, picks a ring, hits at the pole with the ring] [grasps the pole again, then the ring but does not remove it, mouthing the ring instead] Bob: That’s interesting…. She hasn’t taken the last one off yet…. There. Now she’s taking it off…. Now, is she going to put it on? Oh, two hands. Two hands. Let’s see if she uses two hands to get that on because she’s never put one on before…. Oops, not that one [as Peggy loses one ring over the arm of the cushion] Peggy: [two images of the one ring are shown: one in the mirror, the other under the cushion arm. What was she looking at?] Bob: That’s one of the great things about being able to sit up. You have two hands that you can play with then. Bob: You see, now she threw that other ring over the arm. She’s looking for it because she knows it’s there…. |
| Episode F: [00:04:29] | Peggy: [mouths, manipulates, examines the objects,… eventually throwing a large ring which rolls away] Peggy: [with the ring base in hand, leans forward (to crawl after it?) then begins wailing in pain] Bob: Oh, her leg’s all bent back?! Miriam: [lifts Peggy to free her bent leg] Bob: That’s nice of you to help straighten her out there, Miriam. Peggy: [reaches out to grasp a different ring, but her attempts push it further away, until her second arm comes into play] Bob: Oh. They do get away, don’t they? [as the ring escapes her grasp] |
| Episode G: [00:05:39] | Peggy: NVV [crawls past Miriam at the cushion’s edge] Miriam: [stops her] Peggy. Bob: Tell you what, Miriam, let’s stop for a minute. You set up the ring tower and get the other ones back in a pile for her. Miriam: All right. Break Bob: You took that green one from her. Now, you got them all in a pile…. Let’s see if you can get her away from the mirror…. Miriam: Peggy. Bob: Peggy. Why don’t you push that cushion out of the way, Miriam ?… Push it off the end of the bed there. Miriam: [removes the cushion]… |
| Episode H: [00:06:27] | Peggy: [meanwhile reaches out to her reflection in the mirror] Miriam: Peggy. Peggy: [turns her attention to the rings at her right side] Bob: Could you move your leg, please, Miriam? [She does.] Thank you. I think that mirror is too distracting. Can you move the pole up closer to the front edge of the bed — Peggy: [while Bob talks, she tries inserting a ring in hand on the image of the pole in the mirror]… Miriam: [AND Miriam starts moving the ring base closer to the mirror] Bob: and just try to — no, up closer to me, please. To me. Miriam: Like that? Bob: Yeah. …. And get the other stuff up here and try and get Peggy away from the mirror. Peggy, come on over this way, please. Miriam: Peggy. [tries to draw her over by moving her toys]…Peggy, (Unclear word: Try?) if away. Bob: Well, just pick her up and move her. That’s a very effective way.… Miriam, get Charlie out of there. Mom: Shall I call to her? Miriam: Peggy…. Peggy Break Miriam: Peggy. Break |
| Episode I: [00:08:13] | Bob: well, it looks like Peggy is interested in other things today. Miriam: Especially(?) that baby in the mirror. Bob: Let’s stop right now and get that ring tower out of there…. Okay, stop. |
| Episode | |
| Summary by AI |
Bob asks Miriam to help Peggy sit up and move her away from the mirror to avoid head bumps. Peggy is positioned to face the family; Robby tosses “Charlie” the bear, then they introduce a ring tower toy. Peggy engages by removing rings, mouthing them, banging them, and exploring the rod; Bob notes possible emerging skill without explicit teaching. She experiments with using two hands and nearly attempts to place a ring on the pole but mostly throws and manipulates the pieces. A ring rolls over a cushion arm; Peggy appears confused by mirror vs. real locations and searches for the lost ring. Peggy’s leg gets bent awkwardly while reaching; she cries, and Miriam quickly frees and comforts her. They reset: Miriam piles the rings and repositions the setup; Peggy repeatedly reaches for her mirror reflection. Bob has Miriam remove the cushion and move the ring base closer to the bed’s edge to reduce mirror distraction. Peggy tries to insert a ring onto the pole’s image in the mirror, showing strong mirror-driven distraction despite attempts to refocus her. With Peggy more interested in the “baby in the mirror” than the task, Bob ends the session and removes the ring tower. |
| Narrative by AI |
A brief home experiment centers on Peggy, an infant who is just beginning to sit up, and a familiar ring-stacking toy. Guided by Bob and assisted by Miriam, the session unfolds on a bed set against a mirror—an appealing but ultimately distracting presence. The initial aim is straightforward: position Peggy so she can sit securely and explore the ring tower within reach, while minimizing the risk of tipping over or bumping into the mirror. Once propped against a cushion, Peggy turns to hands-on exploration. She removes rings, mouths them, bangs them on the base, and tests the pole with both hands—classic early manipulative play. Bob notes that while adults might be tempted to teach the “right” way to use the toy, skills like placing a ring on a post typically emerge naturally as coordination improves. For now, Peggy shows ample curiosity and control in taking things apart, which is an essential precursor to putting them back together. Moments of problem-solving appear throughout. Peggy searches for rings that slip over a cushion arm, tracks objects that roll away, and gradually brings a second hand into play when the first isn’t enough. There is a brief scare when a leg tucks uncomfortably behind her as she leans forward, quickly resolved by Miriam’s gentle repositioning. These small episodes highlight how new postural abilities free both hands for play while also introducing novel challenges in balance and reach. To refocus the activity, Miriam resets the ring tower and tries to draw Peggy away from the mirror. The mirror, however, exerts a strong pull: Peggy even attempts to align a ring with the post she sees in the reflection, a striking illustration of how compelling mirrored images can be for infants. Despite repositioning the toy and removing other distractions, Peggy’s attention remains largely with the “baby” in the glass. The session ends with the acknowledgment that Peggy’s interests have shifted for the day. In that decision is a practical insight: infant-led pacing often yields the most informative play, and the environment strongly shapes what captures attention. Across a few minutes, we see the building blocks of development—sitting stability, two-handed coordination, object exploration, early search behaviors, and the allure of reflections—woven into the everyday rhythm of family interaction. |
| Link Index | Panel P034, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
| Themes, Interplay |
