P035D Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst, transcribed 12/11/2025; 2/18/2014 |
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| Video Clip: | Context |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: cigar box with handle, blocks inside |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Bob; Mom helping; Bob on camera. |
| Actions: | Transcribed as Text Episodes |
| Episode A: at 00:02 |
Mom: [sets Peggy down at a cigar box with a handle. It holds a number of toy blocks] Bob: Okay, that’s the box she first met a couple of weeks ago, and it’s got a whole bunch of blocks inside it. So we’ll see what she does. Action Notes: 06: two hands on edge of box. 07: LH reaches forward and pulls box in towards body 25: two hands lift box off floor, drop it forward. 28: RH reaches for furniture knob (the handle), with open hand 30: two hands, rotate box a bit, right hand fingers on the knob. 35: LH grasps knob (maybe tries to open lid?) to no effect. 37: LH to knob again, fingering with index and thumb: 38: LH on box near side pushes box forward from body 39: RH open, moves to knob, smacks it repeatedly 43: RH passes off knob to lid surface and to design at center of lid (hand follows gaze?) 50: hands back off knob and lift to edges 52: RH again smacks knob a couple times 55: vigorous move of left arm and hand swings box away from body. 58: LH on top of box, to knob, feels knob, moves away to boxcorner/edge at 01:00 01:02: two hands together lift box off floor, eyes on lid. 01:04: dropped down to floor agin.; LH fingering the knob. 01:08: Peggy looks up, begins crying; |
| Episode B: at 01:11 |
Bob: Hi What’s the matter, Sweetie? Bob: Well, you’re supposed to look inside the box. If you lift it up, you’ll be able to find out it’s got all sorts of good stuff in it. Peggy: [hits the handle repeatedly] Bob: It won’t come open?… Even if you grab the handle? That’s right, grab the handle. Peggy: NVV (exclamation, ~”that” ) Bob: That’s it. You grab that handle right there. Peggy: [repeatedly hits the handle] NVV ~”Mat”? Bob: You’ll have to lift it up by the handle, Peggy. Bob: [as Peggy begins crying] Hold it, please. |
| Episode C: at 02:01 |
Bob: Did you see the fly, Peggy?… There it is…. You’ve got a better track on it than I do…. Where’d that fly go? |
| Episode D: at 02:18 |
Bob: Why don’t you play with the box, sweetie? That’s what you’re supposed to do today. Bob: [enters scene] You see this box? It’s got a handle…. You see the handle? Now, watch. I will lift it up by the handle. Bob: [three demonstrations with “Ta DA!” sound effect] What do you think?… You want to play with that or not? You don’t have to, but you can. Peggy: [returns to playing with the box, then looks up at Bob] Bob: Got it. You’re doing fine…. Got to lift it up. Peggy: [trying to raise the lid, lifts the box off the horizontal] Bob: Oh, good girl. That’s great…. |
| Episode E: at 03:00 |
Bob: Oh, better yet [entering the scene, lifts the box on a side with handle near Peggy]. Bob: Here. I’ll hold it this way. Now, you pull the handle…. Is there a problem?… [pointing to, touching the handle] Remember this handle here? Peggy: [pulls the box down, handle underneath the box] Bob: [rights the box] Now, you do what you can with it. |
| Episode F: at 03:26 |
Peggy: [opens the box, facing away from her vision] Bob: Oh, there you go, Peg. You got it! You got it! Peggy: [lifting the box by the handle, the lid opens, exposing the contents to camera but not to Peggy; she drops it.] Bob: Whoops Peggy: [a whimper, then a wail] Bob: Oh, my…. Poor baby. Peggy: [pulls it toward her then thrusts it away] Bob: Kind of stupid toy? Here, look. Do you know what’s inside?… Shall we just stop?… Yes, we can just stop. |
| Episode G: at 04:00 |
Bob: So Peggy needed to eat her zwieback…. Oh grumble.— Any time you want to stop eating that, Peggy, and do our experiment, you can…. Bob: I just mopped the floor today, too…. Oh, well. Break Peggy: [hammering on the box handle with her zwieback] |
| Actions: | Traced in More Detail |
| Trace: | of collated sensory and motor details (as available) |
| AI Summary: | as Contents List – Peggy is seated at a handled cigar box filled with toy blocks; initial attempts lead to frustration and whimpering. – Bob encourages her to look inside and lift the box by the handle; Peggy taps the handle and vocalizes. – Despite guidance, Peggy struggles to open the box properly and begins to cry; brief break follows. – Bob briefly distracts her by pointing out a fly, then refocuses her on the box task. – He demonstrates lifting the box by the handle multiple times with “Ta-da!” and invites her to try. – Peggy attempts lifting; Bob adjusts the box to position the handle for her and prompts her to pull. – She opens the box but facing away from her view; later lifts so the lid opens toward the camera, then drops it and cries. – Bob comforts her, questions the toy’s appeal, and suggests stopping; a break ensues. – After a snack break, Peggy prefers eating her zwieback, even using it to hammer the box handle. – Mom tries to coax Peggy over; Bob notes her preference to eat while Mom references Miriam’s lollipop, which Bob asks to be removed from the scene. |
| AI Narrative: | A short home video captures a toddler, Peggy, being reintroduced to a familiar object: a small cigar box fitted with a handle and filled with toy blocks. Bob, an adult narrator and participant, notes that Peggy first encountered the box a couple of weeks earlier and frames the session as a chance to see what she will do with it this time. Early on, Peggy focuses on the handle, tapping and hitting it rather than lifting, and shows signs of frustration when the box doesn’t open as expected. In response, Bob offers verbal prompts, encouraging Peggy to lift the box by the handle to reveal what is inside. He models the action directly, lifting the box with a playful “Ta DA!” and invites Peggy to try. Peggy experiments by raising the box and manipulating it at different angles. At one point, she manages to open the lid, but the contents are oriented away from her view, and the box slips, leading to a brief upset. The interaction pauses and restarts a few times. Bob attempts to re-engage Peggy’s attention, even momentarily diverting it to a fly in the room before returning to the task. He adjusts the box’s position to make the handle more accessible and continues to point out and touch the handle to cue her. Despite the demonstrations and repositioning, Peggy’s engagement fluctuates, and her frustration resurfaces when the outcome isn’t immediately rewarding. A snack break shifts the tone. Bob mentions Peggy needed to eat her zwieback, and the exploration becomes secondary to chewing and handling the food. Peggy intermittently returns to the box, at one point hammering the handle with the zwieback, while the adults—Bob and Mom—offer gentle prompts from the sidelines. Household details, like a freshly mopped floor and another child’s lollipop, weave into the scene, underscoring the everyday, unscripted setting. Overall, the clip presents a snapshot of early problem-solving and caregiver support in a casual home environment. Peggy’s actions—tapping, lifting, pulling, and reorienting the box—show trial-and-error exploration, while Bob’s role centers on modeling, encouragement, and environment setup. The stops, starts, and shifting attention are typical of toddler engagement, and the session ends without a forced resolution, emphasizing the process over the result. |
| Link Index | Panel P035, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
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