Plenty of parents play peek-a-boo with their babies, but one grown-up thought it would be cute to get their cat involved in the game. They were right! In a hilarious video on social media, a small child burst into giggles when their cat magically appeared in the doorframe. Obviously, the kid had no idea there was an adult behind the wall holding the animal in their hands.
Every time this baby saw the cat, they started laughing hysterically. Even though they didn’t quite know what was going on, the game seemed to delight them! Whenever the cat vanished for a moment, the baby looked a little confused. However, they went right back to laughing as soon as the animal returned to the doorway. Meanwhile, the pet was extremely patient while being repeatedly held out in the doorway and whisked behind the wall.
This baby has yet to grasp the idea of object permanence.
You might be wondering why the baby in the video didn’t start crawling toward the door to investigate the cat’s disappearance. That’s because, when children are this young, they haven’t developed object permanence. This means they don’t understand that something can still be there even when you can’t see it. So, every time the grown-up hid the cat, the baby thought the animal had actually gone! They didn’t realize that, if they had just peeked around the corner, they would have easily found the feline.
According to WebMD, playing peek-a-boo with an infant is an excellent way to start introducing them to the concept of object permanence. Who knew that such a silly game could be so educational?
In the comments section of this adorable video, some users were concerned about the cat’s welfare while playing peek-a-boo with the baby. However, as one person pointed out, the animal didn’t seem too perturbed during the experience.
“If the cat was hating this it would’ve been clawing out of the person’s grasp can people in the comments chill,” they wrote.
As long as the cat doesn’t mind, getting them involved in a peek-a-boo session can be a really cute and creative way to teach your baby about object permanence! This child obviously had a blast playing the game.
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