Baby Juan holds up his stuffed panda and points to it, making sure his father notices it. Juan is engaging in a __________ gesture.
A) protoimperative
B) sociolinguistic
C) protodeclarative
D) manipulative

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A protodeclarative gesture is when a child uses a gesture to initiate joint attention and direct another person's attention to an object or event. In this case, Baby Juan is pointing to his stuffed panda to direct his father's attention to it, indicating that he wants to share the experience of looking at the panda together.

Baby Juan Holds Up His Stuffed Panda and Points to It