Providing infants and toddlers with appropriate experiences and interactions to help support their physical development is part of being a responsive caregiver. Below you will read through different approaches to blowing bubbles during goodbyes (departure). Determine which approach or approaches fit with which age group. Then compare your answers to the answers provided.

1. You offer the opportunity for the child to move and swing the bubble wand on their own. You encourage them to try to make bubbles on their own.
   C

   1. Young Infant (birth to 8 months)
   2. Mobile Infant (8 months to 18 months)
   3. Toddler (18 months to 36 months)
2. You encourage the child to feel the wetness of the blown bubble. You talk about how bubbles float and that some bubbles are bigger than other bubbles.
   A

   1. Young Infant (birth to 8 months)
   2. Mobile Infant (8 months to 18 months)
   3. Toddler (18 months to 36 months)
3. You offer the bubble wand and container to the child and watch as the child blows bubbles. You support as needed and encourage the child to draw a picture of the experience at home with their family.
   C

   1. Young Infant (birth to 8 months)
   2. Mobile Infant (8 months to 18 months)
   3. Toddler (18 months to 36 months)
4. You offer the opportunity for the child to dip the wand into the soapy water or bubble solution. You model how to blow into the wand and invite the child to try.
   B

   1. Young Infant (birth to 8 months)
   2. Mobile Infant (8 months to 18 months)
   3. Toddler (18 months to 36 months)