Child Observation

I will be observing a seven-year-old child for my project. What I have learned from being a parent and watching my kids as they grow up the social emotional, physical and intellectual changes that occur in children between birth and the end of adolescence are that they all progress at individual intervals from dependency to increasing individualism. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are usually included as part of the built in parenting skills we all possess. When children are born they have no sense of fear but quickly develop a fear of what

On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 1500 hours I was dispatched to 119 S. Main St. for an assault in progress. Schuylkill County Communications (COUNTY) advised me it is being reported that a male is assaulting two females out in the street. COUNTY advised me that screaming and yelling can be heard in the background on the telephone.

Context: I was observing one child playing on the playground at the Brookville Center for Children’s Services. The child was female, and her name was Vanessa. She is three years old and is very energetic. During my observation, I noticed her interacting with another child at the daycare. The other child was male and one year older. Both students were taking turns climbing up the ladder to slide down the playground slide.

Through out the observation both children were moving from place to place. The little girl would grab one toy then go find another one. She would play one type of activity then go back to building blocks. She would stack blocks and connect the rail road tracks for the train. For approximately 3 minutes or more the girl would stay fully engaged trying connecting the railroad tracks. She would forget that she was in a room full of other toys, for a moment I possibly thought she could be autistic because she was able to stay focused on one activity for a long period of time and not engage other children. Her fine motor skills were adequate for her age she was able to hold objects in her hand. While she was fascinated in putting together the railroad

All children are different in their unique way. The goal of this assignment was to observe different children in an uninterrupted environment. Although all the children observed were the same age, they all acted differently during their observation. The differences in the way we react to different situations are what make us human. These differences can be explained through the theories that different psychologist have developed over the years. Some children react better to things like praise from a teacher or being able to be creative in the activities that they are participating in.

Jeremy’s biological development has progressed exactly the way it should. I observed him interacting with his family. I was able to observe that he could process information and react to it in an acceptable manner. He was also walking, running, bending and performing many other tasks that a child his age should. He displayed good motor skills and development.

get ahold of anyone. I later completed two Auburn PD motor vehicle forms and had

For our child observation project, we interacted with a seven year old boy named Nolan.

For this assignment, I viewed the airing of Dr. Phil on Monday, June 1. In this episode, a mother brought her daughter Melanie onto the show in an effort to deal with her drug addiction issues, as well as her negative behaviors. Yet, the session spent a great deal of time focusing on the mother and her own actions and attitude. From watching the episode, it seems as if Dr. Phil practices behavioral psychology. After introducing the background of the daughter and the family life through the videos, he spent time talking with the mother, Dana, about her negative actions. He called her out on having the worst behavior towards his team, and even called out his head producer so that she could apologize to him. This is because Dr. Phil felt that

Ms. Williams stated that she resides at the above listed location with her children, sister, mother, and a boyfriend. Ms. Williams stated that her boyfriend name is Mr. Tavars Wiggins with a DOB of 3/15/1998, and he has been living with her for approximately 2 years. Ms. Williams stated that Mr. Wiggins never disciplined her children. Ms. Williams stated that she's the one who discipline her kids and taking care of them. Ms. Williams stated that she trust Mr. Wiggins with her children and doesn't think he is physically abusing her children. Ms. Williams stated that Mr. Wiggins and her children play fight sometimes in the living room. Ms. Williams stated that she normally disciplined her children by having them stand in the corner and taking

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 1/6/2016. I arrived at the operation which is located at 3422 Richmond Rd, Texarkana about 12:57 pm. I was greeted by Comekia Island, the person in charge while director was at lunch. I handed her business card and then explained the purpose of my inspection and reviewed the subchapters I would be observing. Roshonda Epps the director arrived approximately a hour later. When Epps arrived I handed her business card and then explained the purpose of my inspection and reviewed the subchapters I would be observing.

Subject “Chris” is a 7 year old middle class Caucasian male. Observation is taking place in the child’s home over the course of two separate afternoons. Chris is a friendly and well spoken child who is small for his age. Chris is the youngest child in his family and both observations take place while his siblings are home. In each case one or both parents are absent.

I went to the Gracepoint Church’s Fall Fest on Halloween eve. Many interactive booths were prepared for the children, such as ring toss, dance floor, fishing for rubber dolphins, bean bag toss, beading station, and face painting. I hid behind my roommate who was working at the face painting booth that night. The location was perfect because of the high chairs at the booth gave me an easy view of the families in line and the children at the face painting station. I focused this observation on one pair of siblings, whom I will refer to as Jane (5 years old) and John (6 years old). Most children were impatiently waiting in line with their parents, including Jane and John. The two children discussed profusely what painting they wanted on their

At the snack table “L” was sitting and eating cereal. And “A” was playing with the stuffed animal. “L” got up from the chair and grabbed the toy from “A” and threw the toy across the classroom. “A” started to cry. The teacher saw what happened and went over to them. And she said to ”L” is throwing a good thing. And she made “L” go pick the toy up and bring it to “A”.

For this child observation, I decided to observe my younger brother Jacob. Jacob is 5 years old, but he insisted that I write that he is almost 6. He is also in kindergarten this year and loving every second of being a loud, rowdy boy. I suppose I am at an advantage in this observation since I have seen the numerous developments in Jacob’s life thus far.