Back at the Salon...

Over the course of several weeks, we have been watching AV approach different children and gently play with their hair. She is particularly interested in relationships and typically moves close and tries to join in whenever the children form a group. She likes to be involved with all the interactions she witnesses whether they are with materials or other children. On this day we were able to capture her lifting FF's hair while she finished eating. It was a purposeful exchange with F allowing it to happen and A being gentle and purposeful. We suspect that this exchange might have been triggered because we have spent a great deal of time showing how to touch others gently and softly. A seems to enjoy this exchange and tries it out frequently, stopping periodically to look in the other child's face and talk to them.