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Wright & Brittany Herrington  \n“Ring, ring. Ring, ring,” Pamela, a 3-year-old, says as she picks up the toy telephone.  \n“Hello?” asks Frank, a 2-year-old, who picks up a block and puts it to his ear.  \n“Hello, who is on the phone?” says Justina, Pamela and Frank’s caregiver.  \n“Heyo! It’s me Pama.” Pamela says.  \n“Me too. I Frank!”  \n“Hello, Pamela and Frank. I am so glad we could be on the phone together. It makes me happy.”  \nTalking on the telephone is a common form of play in early childhood that builds children’s social and emotional capacities. Since social and emotional development in early childhood is so significant for success later in life and the foundation of the capacity for learning, it is essential for caregivers to build these capacities in young children through everyday moments (Russell, Lee, Spieker, & Oxford, 2016; Turculet & Tulbure, 2014) .  \nCaregivers who provide the child with choices, discuss the child’s experiences, and are sensitive to the child’s emotional states promote the development of empathy and social and emotional competence (Roopnarine & Davidson, 2015) . Caregivers who respond to the child’s actions and emotions and talk about those of others provide those learning opportunities, which is especial-  \nly significant for children with special needs (Shire, Gulsrud,& Kasari, 2016; Test, Cunningham, & Lee, 2010) . These relationships are bidirectional, as the ways caregivers respond to the child change asa child grows from an infant through the preschool years, and how the child responds to caregivers and their developmental needs can influence the caregiver’s response.  \nAn increase in intentionalityon behalf of the caregiver to cue into a child’s non-verbal and verbal communication is important. In addition, attempting and responding accurately to the situation and  \nthe child’s emotional state is  \nespecially important when a child’s communication development may be atypical due to a delay. (Shire et al. , 2016) Caregivers can use responsive interactions, which means caregivers are tuned into the child and join in the play, communications, and actions in the present moment to provide individualized support to promote social and emotional competence (Leifield & Sanders, 2007) . Responsive interactions during play and daily activities are essential for development as children acquire and apply new information through them (Landry et al., 2012) .  \nImportance of Consistent Routines: Infants  \nChris picks up Stephanie, a 10-month-old child in his class, and sits in the rocking chair.  \nChris says, “Stephanie, we ate lunch, washed your face, and brushed your tooth. Now, it is time to read one book and lay down and take a nap. Which book should we read today? How about this one? I’ll read the story and you can turn the pages!”Chris then starts reading Mama, Do You Love Me by Barbara Joosse. With each page he reads, he highlights the emotions in the story by emphasizing the different emotional tones. Stephanie slaps the pages of the book as they read. Each time, Chris comments on the action. “Yes, I see themom in her blue kuspuk. You are also wearing blue. See, you have blue dots on your shirt here and here.”  \n14 Dimensions • Volume 48/Number 2  \nDeveloping and maintaining schedulesand routines build predictability and security  \nDeveloping and maintaining schedules and routines in early childhood is an essential way for caregivers to build predictability and security in infancy. These social and emotional developmental foundations help infants to know what to expect and what is expected of them. In the example, Chris is supporting Stephanie’s social and emotional skill development in multiple ways including: having a predictable lunch and nap routine; discussing the routine with Stephanie to promote understanding; discussing emotion words and app","cbCaikxs77WleCLn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikxs77WleCLn","pdf",105423,"English","# Effective Caregiver Interactions\n## Talking, Play, and Responsive Communication\n## Importance of Consistent Routines: Infants\n## Developing Predictability Through Daily Moments\n## Utilization of Intentional Communication","[{\"question\":\"Why are caregiver interactions important for early social and emotional development?\",\"answer\":\"They build children’s social and emotional capacities, which underpin later success in learning. 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