P18D Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst, 10/18/2024 |
| Setting,Props | Carriage House, Brookline: |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Rob, Mom, Miriam; Bob on camera. |
| Episode A: | Rob: [As the video starts, Rob is making non-verbal noises get Peggy’s attention and to amuse her] Mom: The problem with my holding Peggy is that you will get the side of her head again. Rob: Why don’t we turn like this? Bob: Well, you get a little closer, Rob, so we can see you there, too, and see what Peggy’s looking at. Miriam: What’s your pretty Peggy look? |
| Episode B: | Bob: Hey. Are you sticking your tongue out of {at} her? Rob: Yes. Bob: That’s what I thought you were doing. Bob: I don’t know why she likes that, but she sure does. [Rob’s noises continue] Bob: How did you ever find out she likes it, Rob? Rob: I don’t know. [Is Peggy reflecting him? Making noises back at him?] Mom: I think he probably just did it one night, and she stopped crying and laughed at him. [Rob’s noises continue throughout the rest of the clip] |
| Episode C: | Mom: Can you see what part of Rob’s face she’s looking at, Gretchen? Mom: Not really. Miriam: I think it’s the face, the whole face. Probably looking at his nose. Mom: She’s looking at a level… Mom: [to Rob] Can you tell, is she looking you right in the eyes or is she looking lower down? Rob: Right now, she’s looking way low… |
| Episode D: | Bob: Now, Rob, put that [a hand kerchief] over your eyes from the back, from the top of your head, and bring it down over your eyes. Just over your eyes, not over your whole face. So your nose and mouth are sticking out. [Rob does so] Mom: Only his mouth is sticking out. Yeah, his nose and mouth. Bob: She looks a little worried, doesn’t she? Yeah. Am I imputing that to her? Yeah. [As Peggy begins to smile] Okay, what just came out there? Is that Robbie’s nose or his eyes that just came out? Mom: No, I don’t think anything changed. Unless he stuck his tongue out when I didn’t see. Bob: Well, she started smiling there a minute ago instead of looking worried. [Rob’s noises get louder and more various] |
| Episode E: | Bob: This is driving me crazy, Rob. Bob: I think we better stop this. Mom: It might have been that he opened his mouth so that she could see his teeth. That might have been what she recognized. Bob: Let’s stop right here. |
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| Summary by AI |
Rob holds baby Peggy while making playful non-verbal noises to engage her. The group adjusts positioning to capture both Rob’s face and Peggy’s gaze. Rob sticks his tongue out; Peggy appears amused and responsive to this. They note Peggy seems to enjoy these antics, possibly discovered when she stopped crying and laughed. Observers discuss what part of Rob’s face Peggy is fixating on—face overall, nose, or eyes. Rob reports Peggy’s gaze shifts lower on his face at times. They conduct a quick test: Rob covers his eyes with a handkerchief, leaving nose and mouth visible. Peggy initially looks worried when Rob’s eyes are covered. She soon smiles again; there’s speculation whether she saw his tongue or his teeth when he opened his mouth. The session is concluded, with a final note that teeth visibility might have triggered her recognition. |
| Narrative by AI |
In a short home-style clip, a small group gathers around an infant named Peggy while Rob holds her and tries to keep her engaged. From the outset, Rob makes playful, non-verbal sounds to get Peggy’s attention, occasionally sticking out his tongue. The camera angle challenges the view at first—there’s talk about how to position everyone so Peggy’s face and line of sight are visible. Despite the informal setup, the group’s focus is clear: what exactly captures Peggy’s attention when she looks at Rob? As Rob continues his playful noises, someone asks how he discovered that Peggy likes this routine. The answer is simple and familiar to many caregivers: he tried it one evening, she stopped crying, and then laughed. That small anecdote frames the interaction as a natural, trial-and-error discovery between adult and baby. Throughout, Peggy appears responsive, reinforcing the idea that simple facial movements and sounds can be surprisingly effective in soothing and engaging infants. The observers begin to wonder what part of Rob’s face Peggy is focusing on. Is it his eyes, nose, or mouth? They trade guesses, noting that her gaze appears to sit lower than eye level at times. The conversation suggests that while adults expect eye contact, infants may be equally or more captivated by other facial features—especially the mouth, where movement, sound, and even the sight of teeth provide dynamic cues. To test this idea, Rob covers his eyes with a handkerchief, leaving his nose and mouth visible. There’s a moment where Peggy looks uncertain or worried, at least from the observers’ perspective. As Rob continues and perhaps opens his mouth, Peggy starts to smile again, prompting speculation that the visibility of his teeth or mouth movements may be what she recognizes and enjoys. The interaction doesn’t become a formal experiment, but it offers an improvised window into infant attention and perception. The clip ends with a decision to stop, as the sounds intensify and the moment risks overstimulation. What remains is a snapshot of everyday observation: adults reading a baby’s cues, testing small variations, and watching for tiny changes in expression. Without drawing hard conclusions, the scene gently illustrates how infants respond to faces, movement, and familiar routines. It’s a reminder that much of early communication happens through simple gestures—and that careful attention to those details can reveal a lot about what captures a young child’s interest. |
| Link Index | Panel P018, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
| Themes, Interplay |
