...Child Observation Deathra S. Anthony PSYC 221 Liberty University Child Observation For my child observation, I observed a girl 2 year old named Rylee while I was helping to decorate for my sister’s bridal shower. She is the youngest of 4 children. After sitting and observing her for about 45-60 minutes, I was amazed how active she was and how often her desire to do something different changed during this time frame. I watched her as she ran around the run and jumping with the older children try to keep with them. Rylee was trying to imitate what the other children was doing. She was also using her fine motor skills. As she ran around the room I could see her trying to make sudden moves or stops that the older kids were able to make, but when she tried she would fall down. The reason she was not able to move the way the older kids ages from 7-9 were moving is because at age 2 her motor skills are limited and she is not yet able to control her turns, sudden stops and be able use eye- hand coordinate until age 5 (Papalia, Martorell, & Feldman, 2014). Next I observed her language development as she expressed her desire to have a cookie, something to drink and to stop a puppy from chasing her. It was evident that she is competent in syntax which is the fundamental rules for putting sentences together in her language (Papalia, Martorell, & Feldman, 2014). When she wanted a cookie she said, “Mommy cookie”. When she wanted something to drink she said, “Drink Mommy”. Although...
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...For the observation, I used my seven-year-old niece. The observation took place at a park. The theory that I chose as a base for the observation is Erik Erikson’s Theory of Development, in which my focus was on the stage of industry versus inferiority. During the one hour observation, I was able to observe my niece participate in a series of activities with other children at the park. One of the first activities that I observed was that all the children were trying to see who of all is able to climb one of the trees. Before any of them try to climb the tree, they tried to figure out how they will be starting to climb the tree and who was going to be the first one to go up. My niece being involve started giving some ideas in a cooperative way...
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...Through Younger Eyes Child Observation Paper Courtney Beck Spoon River College Through Younger Eyes Child Observation Paper On May 5th, 2009, I was blessed with my son, I will call him Timmy for this paper. He is now five and a half years old, has brown hair, hazel eyes, average weight and a little taller than his classmates. He is my only child and I am sure there are many great excuses I could use in order to explain our circumstances, but the main factor is I had him at a young age before I was ready or had any idea how raising a child can make you, break you, shake you and wake you up, especially going at it alone. I suppose many choose their children as an easy way out or a more convienient way to get an assignment done in situations such as this one, however I decided to observe my son so I can grow as a mother. It also gave me the opportunity to learn more about him on a deeper level. Of course we observe our children everyday as parents, but do we really take it all in or just do it by natural force. With that being said, now it is time to get down to it. Observing a child, we can see how a young person thinks, plays and interacts with the world around them. Observing him while playing with his toys was an easy route because it is the only activity that allowed me to watch him for a longer period of time without him noticing persay. I observed his physical attitute, his individual way of thinking along with memory skills and what his likes and dislikes were....
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...Home Page » Other Topics Observation of the Child at Play In: Other Topics Observation of the Child at Play Observation of the Child at Play On Friday I spent the morning with Jacob who is six years one month old at College America. The morning began with a physical assessment and an interview of Jacob, and the afternoon I was able to observe him at play. Jacob is in first grade and he is the oldest child in his family with a younger brother and a younger sister. After doing a physical assessment and an interview with Jacob he appears to be an overall healthy and happy child with no obvious physical or emotional problems. According to Erikson’s developmental stages Jacob is in stage three where Jacob should be developing purpose in his life. Jacob was playing outside at College America and with him was his younger brother who is four, his younger sister who is three, and his cousin who is two. Social milestones listed to watch for are the following; can share and cooperate better, has a great need for children of own age, will cheat to win, often engages in rough play, often jealous of younger brother or sister, does what adults are seen doing, may occasionally have temper tantrums, is a boaster, is more independent probably because of school influence, has own way of doing things, and increases socialization (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2011). First thing I noticed in Jacob that was listed in the book was his independence while playing outside,...
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...A. General Comments I conducted my observation at the CSUN Child and Family Studies Center on April 13, 2018 from 2:40 until 4:50 PM. When I arrived for the observation, the children were playing outside in several different areas. There were approximately 50 students between the ages of about 3 or 4 with about 8-10 teachers. There were a lot of children because it was their outdoor play time for two other classes. I spent time sitting by the sandbox, climbing structure, and swings. They were outside for about an hour before the classes split up for their own activities. I then observed a classroom setting for an hour with 4 teachers and about 10-12 children. There is a room with a one way window in which I can see the children and teachers...
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...I chose to do my child observation at a local school, Lemme Elementary. It was on October 20th right after school ended at the after school program. The child I observed was named Scarlett, she is 5 years old and in Kindergarten. She has nothing atypical and is a great learner. She is very respectful, and loves to color. She is very shy and reserved, but when asked to do something she listens very well. Scarlett is very adventurous in her art and is eager to learn new things in the classroom. Scarlett chose to draw a picture of her mom, playing on the playground with her friends, and a watermelon. She said she always draws pictures of her mom, because she loves her. The playground was where she gets to have fun during school with her friends....
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...Intro I observed a child of 10 months. He is a male child and is not in preschool or any institution. I did not interact with the child I just watched them as they played and interacted with their mother. The observation was done on the 9th of March during spring break. I visited my cousins and their child in their home. The father works in his office throughout the week and the mother is a stay-at-home mom. But the father spends a large amount of his time with his child. The parents do try hard to communicate and interact with the child as often as possible. I believe this information is necessary to understand how much interaction the child has with his parents. Cognitive development Johnny would be in the sensorimotor stage. Johnny kept wanting to play with my cell phone. It looked as if he could only understand the object by feeling the object. Johnny is starting to show intention behaviors by doing things like reaching for my cell phone. He was intentionally demonstrating that he wants my cell phone. To ensure that his behavior was intentional I would take the phone away from him and he would begin to cry. After seeing his negative reaction, I then showed him the phone again and he reached for it a second time....
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...Classroom Observation For this project I chose to visit and observe in a private preschool program oriented towards the mentally-impaired child. This small school is very near a state university, although it is not directly associated with it. Most of the families who enroll their children in the school are graduate students or faculty at the nearby campus, and the director is a graduate student in the master's program in education. There are eight 4-and 5-year old children in the group, and each of them has some special difficulty in the emotional or mental realm. The physical environment is a house that has been partially converted into a school. The director uses her kitchen and living room for various activities, and two other rooms are set aside for the children, as well as the fenced-in outdoor play yard. The atmosphere is homey and friendly, and the director is as relaxed as if she were inviting the families, the children, and me over for a friendly chat over coffee. This program is a half-day arrangement, and day care is not provided. The educational and mental health curriculum is intended for enrichment and specific assistance to children and families that have identified some difficulty in their child's behavior or development. Most of the children come through referral from the local mental health center. The instructor carefully screens each family and makes certain requirements for parental involvement in the program. Each parent assists for a few hours...
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...Observation Becky woke up from her morning nap. She cries and slowly crawls down her bed to find her mom. “Mommy”, then cried again. “Aunty, where mommy go?” she asked. I replied, “mommy go work. She come back later okay?” She replied, “okay aunty”. She went to play in the playroom. Becky grabs her teapot and cups. She sat down on the picnic table. She sat a teddy bear in one chair, and a doll on another. She drinks the cup. Put the cup down and poured the tea around the table. As her younger sister woke up; she asked “Bella, you play with me?” Bella smiled and sat down. Becky poured tea around the table and said, “everybody drink”. Becky handed Bella a cup and a plate with toy vegetables. Bella ate it. Becky stopped Bella and pushes Bella’s hand, and said “Bella that ew. You no eat it.” “Are you guys hungry, you two?” I asked, “If you two are, come here.” Becky replied, “Yes aunty. I coming”. Becky grabbed all the toys and put it in the toy box. Becky ran to me and Bella followed. Becky sat down on the floor. Bella followed along with Becky and sat down too. I handed them both a plate of food. Becky said, “Aunty I don’t like it. I don’t like green. I don’t like orange.” “What do you like them?” I replied. “Rice and juice only”. “If you eat the green and orange one, you’ll be big and beautiful like a princess.” I said. “Um… okay then. I like it more now. I want big house and mommy and daddy and Bella and aunty and uncle and grandma and grandpa live here” and smile back at me...
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...adults and can’t even remember a grocery list without writing it down. Thank goodness for little sticky notes. Sports and activities with complex skills require quick assessment of a situation, rapid decision making, and mature levels of transitional skills. Examples of a few of these sports are the more advanced forms of soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, baseball, water polo, softball, lacrosse, and football. By all means, kids can be learning the basics of these sports at young ages, but do not expect high levels of performance in most kids in this age group because the development of their memory and complex thinking patterns is still limited. As usual, there are exceptions to every rule. I know some of them personally. If your child is one of those rare cases, celebrate the fact that he is ahead of schedule, let his talent age for a while like a good wine, and be careful not to feel the need for speed or to rush him quickly forward. In general, these activities are hard to grasp beyond the basics for most young children, and the focus should be on...
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...wondered how a child thinks? What goes on inside a child’s brain, what do they think as they play with a new toy for the first time, or learn how to do something new like riding a bike. Children are complex and normally learn at a very quick pace, their brains are like an absorbable sponge during the early years of their young lives. Children may learn on their own, or learn from observing others actions. Although I am not longer considered a child, I plan on turning back time and observe children’s actions to try to learn about how children think, learn and play, whether it is on their own or with other children. By the end of this, I would like to be able, and others who read this to be able to have an idea of how children act when they are influenced by others, and how they act on their own. I will begin by explaining the children I have observed and the area of development I decided to focus on. Instead of only choosing one child to observe, I was lucky enough to know someone that has three children of all the same age to observe. At the age of 14, my good friend Shelby Nastase became a proud sister of triplet brothers, two of the boys are identical, Jake and Andrew, and one is fraternal, Alec. The boys are now at the age of six, each with their own vibrant personalities. Although all boys look very much alike, especially the twins, each has their own mind and personality that would defiantly make them their own individual. During my observations, I quickly decided...
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...Discussion and Conclusion About the Child Psychical and Biological Development I found that Landyn’s physical and biological development to be quite interesting. Before asking her teacher, I already observed Landyn as being small compared to her classmates. She was much smaller in body mass and height in comparison to her peers. However, she appeared to be healthy. After consulting with one of her teachers, it was confirmed that her body weight (approximately 40 pounds) and height (35 to 36 inches) were viewed as being smaller than others. According Goldstone and Reynolds in 2014, “As the preschool child grows older, the percentage of height and weight decreases with each year. Girls are only slightly smaller and lighter than boys during these...
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...Child Observation Irais Carranza BSHS 361 October 01, 2012 Cheryl J. Babb Child Observation When a single parent has to do double the job because the other half is not there it can be exhausting even stressful. While at the park I observed a mother with two little kids around the ages of two and a new born; it seemed as if she was asking for help but did not know how to express it in words. The two year old was inpatient he wanted everything his way no matter what she did to calm him down it just did not work. She has her hands full and it is obvious the father is not in the picture because the children could express it through their actions. Background Information As I observed the family at the park I noticed that she was in her mid-twenties maybe early twenties. She looked Hispanic but I could be wrong, I did not dare to go and talk to her which I think it would have been a good idea to get to know her story and the goals for her children. The child that was observed was two years old with beautiful curly hair. I would only observe but like I mentioned I did not dare to ask any questions. If he lives in the area he is in a good community with a good environment. Biological Development Biological development can be referred to as the way they are growing; or the way they are developing from an infant to a toddler. From a biological standpoint, human development is a continuum, starting with the germ cells (ovum and spermatozoon), through fertilization, prenatal...
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...Haku’ole Correa FAMR 332: Childhood Fryxell Child Observation For this project, I observed my little nephew, la’akea, who is 5 years old. He is the Second oldest, and is treated like the only child because his older sister is in middle school and his younger brother is just 3months. My nephew is 3’10 and around 50lbs, and is haole / Hawaiian. La’akea is very sociable and is very attentive. He loves to play games and play with all kinds of technology such as an ipod, ipad or computer, but he plays with these technology only because he has no one to play with at home because his brother is to small to do anything. My sister-in-law and brother work long shifts and are usually worn out by the time they get home. My nephew lacks attention and people to play with at home; which is why he plays on gadgets all the time. However, when he comes over to our house for the weekend, We go all over with him such as go the park, fun factory, and we go out to eat when ever he’s at my house and I love eating so it works out perfectly for the both of us right there. La’akea comes over to my house almost every weekend. This past weekend I took time aside to observe his actions and put into play what I learned while in this class. When I got home from the practice La’akea was already upstairs playing games. Friday’s are usually my family’s day to catch up. When I get home on Fridays, my mom is usually making dinner, my brothers and their girlfriends are usually watching T.V. or playing...
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...During my research and observation, I have information that agrees with Piaget’s Theory, but at the same time questioned his point of view. Also, I have found information that study the impact of the economic deprivation, maternal depression, and emotional development in early childhood. For instance, whilst the NSW Department of Education and Community argues that conservation is not a prerequisite for measurement, but arises from measuring activities, play presents an opportunity for children to deal with these ideas, discuss, raise a question or observe and record for later. (Kefaloukos and Bobis 2011) Even though I don’t think conservation it is a prerequisite to learned measurement, for me it is really important that children can be able to learned and have the capacity to develop this conservation....
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