At Level 5 your child will check your face to find out your reaction. They will also learn to tolerate a necessary activity that they don’t like but has to be done.

Your child’s mutual attention skills help them develop in the affective area. They will check your face to find out how you react to a new or unexpected event. This helps them learn how they should respond.

Today’s activity: Put yourself in position so it’s easy for your child to see your face as you both experience the new or unexpected situation. Model an appropriate affective response, like happy, calm, surprised, liking, not liking.

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