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- Can Bradley help?
What about Bradley?
- Marli is a ball of energy.
She's very outgoing.
And she engages with people who she may not know.
12 eggs there, Marli.
- 12 eggs!
- And she likes to build relationships.
Relationships and communities are important
for building a safe space for learning.
- Ugh, you're on top of me now!
- Whoa!
(laughs)
- Joaquin's development is significantly impacted
by the relationship he has
with his older brother, Tariq.
- Where's the biggest vegetable we bought?
- Squash.
- I think also just recognizing that while something
like grocery shopping is routine for us,
it could be very much a new experience for them.
- We encourage them to be part of mostly everything we do.
- Hi, Yoong.
- Hi.
- Because our family does live so far away from us
we're able to use software that will allow us
over the Internet to just talk with them.
(lips fluttering)
- I think that recognizing the role that you play
in society and how you can contribute to society
is very important.
And you do that when you understand
the connection you have to your grandparents,
to your parents, to your siblings,
to the cashier at the grocery store.
- Mikey, can you grab one?
- Thank you, see you later.
- Thank you. - Have fun.
- I'm going to count to five,
and then I'm going to come get you guys.
- Just get Tariq!
- Joaquin is very active and very athletic
and very physical.
And I think that he is capable physically as he is
because of his older brother.
- When we were at the park, there was a lot of that going on
where they were playing together.
And I was involved in that.
- Oh, he got you!
- Joaquin had a friend at the park at the same time.
- Do it, Zooey!
Higher, higher, higher, higher.
- I know!
I can't get you so high.
- Okay, that's high.
- Sort of naturally,
Joaquin would just go off with his friend.
- Whoa!
- And then jump back in with his brother.
- Ah, I got you!
- I think Joaquin is pretty fortunate.
Tariq recognizes his role in Joaquin's life.
- How about farther?
- Farther?
- Like this.
- Oh yeah, okay, that works.
- I think he teaches Joaquin a lot.
- See if it fits.
- They decided to build a building,
which ended up being about as tall as Joaquin.
Whoa.
So they kind of just go in and out
of this play together
and then they do their own thing
and then come back together.
And sometimes we have to navigate that,
and other times it's just pretty natural.
- All right, let's try a ramp.
- Very, very good idea, Tariq.
- Okay, bye, little brother.
- See you soon.
- When I think about Marli...
- Bye!
- In terms of relationships and community...
- Bye.
- One of the things that I think is important
is for her to recognize
that each person that she engages with,
they have a role and their role is something
that she not only has to acknowledge,
but she has to seek some guidance from them.
Hey, guys.
- Hi, guys.
- I encourage her to interact with her community
by recognizing the value of the individuals
within that community.
What did Mommy ask us to get?
Remember chickens lay these, what are they called?
- Eggs.
- Eggs, that's right.
- Marli, can you ask the cashier,
can you get some what?
- Can you get us some eggs?
- How many eggs, Marli?
- One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine.
- All right.
Yeah, nine eggs.
I think that's actually nine plus three.
It's 12.
There's actually 12 eggs there, Marli.
- 12 eggs!
- Yeah.
It's great to make that connection, right?
Because now we understand what his job is,
what his role is in the stores
to help us with the items that we purchase.
I just gave him ten dollars.
And he should give me 66 cents back.
We ran into a gentleman.
Do you want to say hi to the gentleman?
- Hi.
- Hello. How are you?
- Ice cream cone.
I'm going to eat ice cream.
- That's good.
- He was delivering some chips.
So we stopped there for a second
and we talked to him about his role as a delivery person.
- See you later, so long.
- Bye.
- Bye-bye.
- All right, let's go.
This morning we made a shopping list
of things that we wanted to pick up.
- Hi.
What are you doing today?
You going to do some shopping?
- Children have a lot to learn from the community
so it really is a great way for everybody to engage
in the interactions and the relationships.
They also come up with surprises,
even when we're not expecting it.
So we've made a list of vegetables
and all of a sudden radishes appeared on the list
and we didn't know where that was coming from.
- Okay.
- I need radishes.
- You need radishes?
- Yes.
- Okay, we can get some radishes.
Encouraging them to actually ask questions
and have a back-and-forth with someone
is confidence building and reinforces
that they are growing up to be people
who are going to be out there.
- What can't go under the ground?
- The sun.
- The sun!
That's right.
- Hi, Yoong.
I haven't seen you there for a long time.
- What are you eating, sweetie?
- A pear.
- So we were talking to Yoong's grandparents,
and grandparents inquire about whether he has received
his presents or not.
- Did you get a package in the mail?
- This is big, Mom.
Y-O-O-N-G.
To me!
(gasps)
Yes!
Thank you!
(laughs)
- Such a special way and an amazing way
that technology has allowed us to stay connected.
- We love you.
(kissing sounds)
- Oh, big hugs.
Oh, you guys are the best.
- Playing with your brothers and sisters,
going to your local market, talking to your grandparents,
interacting with your parents and other family members
are important because
it's something that helps you build identity
and you see the different perspectives around people
and you begin to think about how everyone relates to you.
- "This is the true story of two great friends."
- Particularly where we are
of different ethnic backgrounds
and so you begin to think about how you fit.
And you don't become different,
but the difference becomes normal.
- Do you want to say thank you to these amazing men
for helping us out in the grocery?
- Thank you for helping.
- Have a nice day.
- Say, "Have a nice day."
- Have a nice day.
- You too.
- We're out.