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A cloth can travel in more than one direction.
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Cloth in, cloth out.
6–11 months · cause and effect · grasping
Large clean cloth; Wide stable basket
Let the cloth travel into the basket.
Offer it to explore or pull.
Put it in or out together once more.
Use a stable basket and cloth too large to mouth. Keep cloth away from faces.
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An adult stays alongside, follows the person's lead and stops when they have had enough.
Large clean cloth · Wide stable basket
Place the basket on the floor near the baby in their own comfortable position.
Try saying: In or out?
Finish: Put the cloth away after three turns.
An adult stays beside baby. Use a stable wide basket and a cloth too large to mouth; keep cloth away from faces.
Make it simpler: Let baby explore the cloth.
Take it further: Name each action as it happens.
A chance to practise cause and effect, grasping. This invitation is an editorial adaptation of the guidance below. It is not a test or a promise about development.
