Cause and Effect
Parent offers baby squeezable toys that make sounds, demonstrating the squeeze-sound connection. The agent guides the parent to observe whether baby understands cause and effect — squeezing to produce sound, dropping to test reactions, and exploring objects with intentionality.
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What you'll need
Baby seated with support or in highchair. 2-3 squeezable or noise-making toys within reach. Parent seated facing baby.
How it works
- 1~30s
First, show your child how it works. Pick up a squeaky toy and squeeze it so they can see and hear what happens. Make a big, surprised face when it squeaks! Do it two or three times slowly. Now hand it to your child. Watch carefully — does they try to squeeze it? Does they look at the toy when it makes a sound? Tell me what happens.
Watch for: Baby squeezes or manipulates the toy and shows awareness that their action caused the sound.
- 2~35s
Here's another fun cause-and-effect test. Give your child a toy and watch if they drops it. When they does, pick it up and give it back with a smile. Does your child drop it again on purpose? Some babies love this game — drop, pick up, drop, pick up! It might seem like mischief, but it's actually brilliant cognitive work. What does your child do?
Watch for: Baby intentionally drops objects and watches for the result, testing cause and effect.
- 3~30s
One more fun experiment — give your child two small toys, one in each hand. Show them how to bang them together to make a sound. Clap them together in front of them first, then let your child try. Does they bring the two objects together? Does they seem to enjoy the sound they make? This is cause and effect plus coordination all in one!
Watch for: Baby imitates banging two objects together after demonstration.