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Make a little goodbye ritual.
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Wave and go
12–17 months · social gesture · routine
Pick one familiar person or toy to wave to.
Offer a slow wave in your own space.
Say hello again when they return.
Stay beside your child in a secure space. A gesture is welcome, never required.
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An adult stays alongside, follows the person's lead and stops when they have had enough.
No equipment needed.
Choose a secure indoor departure point with an adult beside your child.
Try saying: Bye bye.
Finish: Finish after one familiar routine.
An adult stays beside the child in a secure space. A gesture is welcome but never required.
Make it simpler: You make the wave.
Take it further: Add a hello on return.
A chance to practise social gesture, routine. This invitation is an editorial adaptation of the guidance below. It is not a test or a promise about development.
