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Another way you can help improve joint attention is to follow the child’s lead. When a child shows interest in an object, you can mimic that interest. Some ways to join in his/her interest are to add a comment (“You want the truck. Big, red truck.”), add a gesture (point to the truck), and add a visual cue (point to your eye and “draw” a pretend line going from your eye to the object).