Your friend, Andre, is the father of a 12-month-old daughter, Brooke. Meal time has become a very frustrating time for Andre because Brooke repeatedly pushes her sippy cup and different foods that she is eating off the high chair and onto the floor
The first time that she did this it appeared to Andre that it was an accident but now he is convinced that his daughter is deliberately pushing her cup and food onto the floor to annoy him. Based on what you know about infants being active experimenters, what can you tell Andre that might make him feel better?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will be similar to the following:
You should tell Andre that Brooke is in the sensorimotor period of cognitive development and, more specifically, she is at the age when infants become active experimenters. These actions represent a significant extension of intentional behavior, as babies repeat actions with different objects (e.g., cup, food) solely for the purpose of seeing what will happen. Her behavior is NOT meant to annoy Andre. Knowing that this behavior is a normal part of cognitive development may help Andre's anger and frustration as he mops the floor.
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