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Paying attention to your children and engaging with them. First, it sets a good example and it’s easy to be distracted by technology and the other things you have to do managing an household. Second, it’s crutial for early childhood development!

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Copycat games build empathy

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Molly Drake-

My biggest take away is to provide serve and return actions early and often.

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I love the peek a boo example- also love when the Dad was labeling himself as Dad and then stated the babies name. But when the Dad was distracted by the iPad and the baby became upset and frustrated….yikes! That was so real!

Jeanine Sofield

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This video is a great reminder to be present with our kids. It’s easy to be distracted by technology, but it can wait. Kids are only little once.

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Engagement is truly so important

-Erin Allison

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Serve and return actions can be done in everyday interactions. Something as simple as peek-a-boo can play a role in brain development and connecting with children.

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Engaging with children from the start. Giving them attention, playing games, eye contact!

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Less device usage! Being mindful, and present for your kiddos ❤️

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The peek-a-boo example stood out most to me as a speech therapist because it shows how simple back-and-forth play builds key communication skills. It teaches turn-taking, strengthens bonding, and helps babies connect sounds and actions—all important for early speech and language development.

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It’s so important to communicate with your child even if they can’t respond yet. Just the sound of your voice or seeing your face is crucial to communicating

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engaging games early and often

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Having spent some time yesterday with my one year old grand niece… I can resonate with this little experiment. My niece and her husband are very mindful of keeping connected with the baby and it shows! A screen free baby who loves people and sitting and looking at her books and listening to the adults talk and read to her! She is such a happy baby, good temperament!

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How children look for that connection even early on. And reminds us how we need to stay connected to help them grow.

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Connecting talking and play. Watching the dad on his iPad stood out to me the most. Child crying when interaction stopped

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Engage early and often

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What stood out to me on the “serve and return” concept the most was seeing how much the child is affected when their bid for connection is not returned. Parents who get distracted by their tasks are into that moment. If they see what they are missing more often, or what it’s like for their child, maybe it will motivate them to be more present.

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Paying attention and being present is the most important thing you can do when you are around your children. It’s so hard to get distracted by technology and our phones it’s important to be mindful about it and put them away especially when around your students and children

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Engagement early and often. Always make eye contact.

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It is so important to interact with children at the start of their lives. It’s so simple but makes a huge impact!

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When the dad started using the iPad stood out to me. Interact with our children is so simple but technology in our hands can make it so hard.

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Empathy is something that can be taught early on. The copycat games can aid in this.