In his book, Stern (1995) discusses the clinically relevant material as being found in the micro events/interactions between parent and infant. He states, “We can start with the assumption that the clinically important events and moments are the very small, ordinary, daily, repetitive, nonverbal events that, objectively speaking, did happen”.
Describe what you see in as much detail as you can. what is the physical distance between partners? Is there an approach or a withdrawal and at what speed? What is the orientation, or shift in orientation of the pelvis, the shoulders, the face? Is there mutual gaze? For how long? Who breaks gaze? Who initiates gaze? This is the important data to record.
