Child Development Case Study

As an early childhood educator during observation of the children in the classroom teachers should answered four questions in order to accomplish meaningful observations. The first question, is focus in the process and steps to follow observing the children and making observation meaningful. The second question, gives the opportunity to realize if we know how to interpreter what children do in their daily interaction, in order to understand

The developmental theories can not be more evident than during the out of class assignment at the daycare facility. During this independent assignment, I was able to observe and interact with pre-school children in an environment that is both encouraging and facilitating to a child’s developmental growth. So, just as Piaget in his developmental theory believed that children takes an active role in the learning process, acting much like little scientists as they perform experiments, make observations, and learn about the world; the pre-school teachers allowed them to do just that. Indeed, the teachers at the day care provided room for the child to learn and explore while at the same time adhering to a structure that set boundaries and limitations. Thus, the pre-school children, begrudgingly, learns to follow a meticulous schedule of activities and rest.

The notable framework that I have chosen to use is the Mosaic approach (Farrell, Tayler, Tennent, and Gahan, 2002), introduced by Clark and Moss (2001). The framework was established as part of a project that was investigating ways to increase methods on listening to young children who are under 8 years of age. The foundation for the framework is the use of multiple techniques that support all children with diverse abilities. The Mosaic approach (Clark and Moss, 2001) uses a range of techniques and methods that are aimed to provide choice to young children to how they wish to express their experiences. Some of the methods include the use of child friendly cameras, where the children take photos to signify their view and experiences, map-making, where children represent their experiences through drawing and leading a tour of their surroundings, role play, and ‘child conferencing’ (Clark and moss, 2001, p.26) where children have the freedom to voice their opinions alone or in groups.

This paper seeks to critically evaluate my role as a child observer. First, I begin with a brief description of the child, the setting in which my observation took place and the people the child is with. And second, I attempt to discuss and compare Jean Piaget’s and Erik Erickson’s theories regarding the child’s psychosocial, physical, and cognitive development. Throughout the essay, I will discuss the main theoretical concept and evaluate in relation to my observation.

This paper aims to provide some information about the target child that I have observed. This observation was focusing on “Separation and Adjustment”. The method that I used to document the child’s behavior was the running record. That helps me to get to know the unique child in depth and to learn more about the relationships, play, and interactions with other children. By using that method, I have the possibility to describe and record each action that the target child might have done.

Child development theories are currently being taught in colleges and universities around the world. It is therefore imperative that individuals wanting to work with children in a counseling compacity learn how to interview, observe, report, and utilize teachings from prevailing theorists to determine if an individual is in the “normative” range of development. Drawing on learned knowledge and theoretical instruction, as well as other documentary sources, this paper examines the interview processes of a child and the popular theories surrounding cognition, language, and morality development. A review of the text, Life Span, theories by Piaget, Brown, and Kohlberg, and intentional observation and interviewing brings a better understanding to

Kenneth Barish, Ph.D. (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology at Weill Medical College, Cornell University and author of Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child 's Emotions and Solving Family Problems) believes children should be well-behaved and offers reasoned suggestions for parents to successfully discipline their children. The writer states that the key is to be available, attentive, engaging, and vocal about how they are of their children, but also set limits and make sure that expectations and lines are made clear. The writer believes good behaviour is contingent on the development of a moral identity and that the end goal of discipline is for children to develop their own self-discipline to carry throughout the rest of their life.

At the time of the activity, the teacher gathers the 12 children at the table, and together with their assistant explain the activity of the day. Usually the children of three, four and five years already know the routine well, and sit around the table. While the smallest of two years with the help of the assistant and in chairs with insurance also participate in the activity. On this day, activity was about mother’s day, children were using colored paper, scissors, some stickers, and paintings to make a card. At the moment the teacher explained to them about the project to be done, sometimes she had to raise her voice a little or emphasize some words, because the smaller ones distracted the bigger ones. But since from the hour of the circle and I inform them on what would treat the project, they already had an idea of what was going to do; Without however, the assistant had to support more with the smaller ones.

Play is substantial in children’s overall development because it promotes children to use creativity and begin to develop their imagination. Play is also an important key to healthy brain development in children. Play encourages children to be social with other adults and children at an early age, teaching them that engagement and interaction are an important aspect in the world. Play is presented in many different ways in a creative environment. Some examples of different kinds of play are solitary play, parallel play, associative play, cooperative play, and free or organized play. Daycares and preschools are so important to enroll young children in because it gives them a head start with their socialization skills before throwing them straight

The purpose of social policy paper is to review current bills relate to Child Development and Family Studies, and also background research will be provided. Also, as future Child Development professionals, to be familiar with the current legislature is important because these potential laws impact the professional educators, children, and families. I chose a Senate Bill No. 583 which relates to the pupil curriculum for this paper. The main content is to offer Financial Literacy classes to high school students., and also encourage all the public institution and local agencies to educate young students about personal finance. There are several limitations such as the huge cost and the standard of the model curriculum on this

Since the twentieth century, people has begun to show interest in children’s development. There are many famous figures in this field: Albert Bandura, Jean Piaget, Diana Baumrind, Erik Erikson … Through their studies, they found that every children is different, but they are all gradually develop in three aspects: physical, cognitive and social.

Child development experts develop theories that are useful for understanding human development. Thus, they serve as guides on making strategies on how to educate a child. Some of the human developmental theories are as follows:

The article Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, focuses on the traumatic effects legal involvements have on children. In a research study conducted by the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, it was found that children who were sexually victimized and had to testify in criminal court faced more emotional distress than those who did not have to testify against their offender. The researchers tested two groups of children, with one group being testifiers and the other non-testifiers. They conducted emotional analysis through three testimony increments: 3 moths, 7 months, and after prosecution ended. It was shown that the group of children who testified were more traumatically disturbed, especially

Observation is a way for early childhood teachers to record a child’s development or interests. Using these allows for the information to be reflected on when producing lessons. Therefore, this report will be focusing on the observations made on a child within an early childhood centre. Focusing on analysing and discussing the observations made on the child’s cognitive and socio-emotional development domains. Also, showing how both the cognitive and socio-emotional domains inter-relate with a child’s holistic development.

Considering the child’s reality. One example of this is we cannot think of the child in an abstract way According to Malaguzzi, (1993) each child is tightly connected to his or her reality. We as teachers cannot separate children from the different experiences, feelings and relationships that the child brings into school with them on a day to day basis (Malaguzzi,