Joint attention with a favourite object
Parent and baby share focus on an object baby likes — a toy, a spoon, a leaf. Agent coaches the parent to point, name, and look back to check baby is looking too. Observations track the triangle: baby → object → parent → object. This is a precursor to language and shared meaning.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Have the object within reach but not in baby's hand yet. Sit or kneel across from baby.
How it works
- 1~10s
Hold up the object so they can see it. Point at it with one finger and say its name clearly. 'Look! A SPOON!' Wait for their eyes to go to the object.
Watch for: baby_follows_parents_gaze_or_point_to_object
- 2~10s
Once they looks at the object, look back at their face. See if their eyes come back to yours. That back-and-forth is joint attention.
Watch for: baby_alternates_gaze_object_to_parent
- 3
Now let them have the object. See what they does. If they looks at you while holding it, that's them initiating joint attention. Respond — look at the object, look back at them, name it again.
Watch for: baby_shares_object_focus_with_parent