6.185 SOCIAL INTERACTION: Turn Taking: Take this to someone nearby

At this level your child will learn to deliver an object to someone nearby that you name, do joint play with an object, and hand you a toy if they need help to make it work. You can expand the ways your child takes turns with different objects, more people and extending the distance they go.

Earlier practice with turn taking has helped your child learn that they enjoy giving things to other people (sharing) and they know how to show they want something back. This makes them more comfortable when using toys together with another person.

Today’s activity: Use a wagon (or box with a pull string) to deliver toys to someone. Your child can roll a car down the ramp then you retrieve it, put it in the wagon and pull it back to your child. Change roles, so your child gets turns to deliver with the wagon. Expand this to delivering toys to other family members.

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