How the Universal Game of ‘Peek-a-Boo’ Helps Babies Develop Strong Communication Skills
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#75EK8)
An informative TED-Ed lesson by Homework Studio explains the universal appeal of peek-a-boo, noting how this simple, amusing game helps babies to develop strong communication skills in the future.
The game features several hallmarks of what researchers call social play: eye contact, turn-taking, and joint attention. These skills are the foundation of human conversation, and since it's a conversation, what the adult does matters. ...Some play researchers call this back-and-forth serve and return" interaction,
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