Child Observation Paper

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

This paper contains observations of a preschool classroom in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The observation was conducted in a Pre-K classroom with approximately ten students present. Observations are presented with regard to dramatic play, the presence of gender roles, and themes that emerge during preschool play. Peer relationships and levels of friendship between students will also be discussed. Relationships with adults in the classroom with in terms of attachment styles and general interactions involving teachers and parents will be reviewed. Observations are also described in relation to self-control, self-regulation, aggression,

Based on her reaction it appears she has developed deferred imitation. According to Piaget, deferred imitation is defined as ¨a sequence in which and infant first perceives something that someone else does and then performs the same action a few hours or even days later¨ (Piaget 166). According to table 6.1, stage six intellectual accomplishment, involving both thinking and memory appears at around 18-24 months. Based on this information, Isabella, at 20 months of age, would be within the age range for development and therefore within the norm for her age (Piaget 162).

During my observation at the preschool here at Harper, I looked around and realized a lot of similarities and differences it has; compared to other daycare and preschool centers. The age of children in the room I observed was ages 3-5 with one lead teacher, and depending on the ratio of how many kids showed up on that day, about three or four helping teachers. The program was set up to a very open, happy and overwhelming setting. Every furniture and object in the room had a sign saying what it was, and then underneath the typed out word was the children’s way of writing what the object was. For example, a book shelf was in the corner of the room; on the book shelf was the word printed out “Book

The date of my observation was April 27th, 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous books on it with a couch in the front of it. The other half of the room was almost like a little kitchen. It had a table with chairs around it with a sink and cabinets behind it. There were “age appropriate” toys as well as books all over the

Jean Piaget is known for his theories in cognitive development theory. His theory is based on the idea that children constantly construct knowledge as they explore and mold their environment. There are four stages in Piaget’s theory, sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operations, the stages also corresponds with how old the child is. Not every child will be in the stage that matches the child’s age because some children are exceptional. Piaget’s theory is based on the cognitive development of how the average child shows their learned behavior through performed tasks. As I went through the first interview, I realized that how the children came to develop their answers was what’s important about the assignment. each child with the Piagetian Task Kit, I started to realize The Piagetian Task Kit helped me examine and see where each child was at in their cognitive development level.

Jackson appeared withdrawn, and was somewhat embarrassed before stating that he did not do well in school. Jackson knows that he can perform better in school. When the other children began to tease Jackson, he was ready to fight some of them. This is typical behavior for Jackson, and is also a pattern of disorganized attachment. Children with a disorganized pattern in infancy tend to show disturbed patterns of relationships, subsequently, their relationships with peers can often be characterized by a “fight or flight” pattern of alternate aggression and withdrawal. Jackson’s coping skills when upset, threatened, or embarrassed is fight, unless the person is physically bigger than him. If this is the case, Jackson uses flight to cope, and seeks his grandmother for protection and comfort.

When it comes to the stage of cognitive development in terms of Piaget’s theory, the girl was quite certainly at the preoperational stage. According to Piaget, at this stage children begin to develop symbolic modes of thinking, and even though their logic is often faulty, it is enough to satisfy

After observing a nine month old child for this Child Observation paper, the author of this paper has taken copious notes during the session. The purpose of this paper is recognizing the biological, cognitive and psychosocial development of the child. The author of this paper identified the background history of the child, the observation made and the development process of the child.

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

himself during the activity. The second task required the child to use four or five word sentences. I asked the child to tell me what he wanted to do for his birthday. The child replied “I want to go to the phone store and I want to go to IHOP”. The child was able to use a fifteen word sentence. The child paused multiple times during his thought process in formulating his sentences. The third task evaluated the child usage of the past tense. I asked the child to tell me what he did yesterday. The child replied “I played the game; I played on a friend phone, watched a scary movie at night, and went to bed”. The child was able to use the past tense to describe his prior day. The child had continuous movements swaying side to side in his chair

This week I meet up with my Nephew Omari who is currently 2 years old, going on 3 in January. We meet up at home and I sat back and just quietly witnessed the interaction between mommy and toddler. First observation of toddler is that sitting still is not in his vocabulary. He is on the go and in everything that he can get his hands on, mommy is on standby to intercept anything that could be dangerous but still lets him be. Toys litter the floor and he is not even focused on them but on what is on the nightstand (makeup, jewelry). Being that he is still little he cannot reach it (just yet) but his curiosity is in high gear and he wants them bad.

I observed a three-year-old male child as he played in the playroom at a home daycare facility. The playroom consisted of various toys along with a jungle gym with a slide attachment. When the child arrived he immediately ran over to the slide, climbed up and slid down the edge of the slide. Even though there were other children on the slide, he did not interact with them. After coming off of the slide he ran over to an area of the play room that had a racetrack and a set of cars. He chose one car and rolled it down the track. He waved his hands up and down in joy as the car rolls off of the track. He looks around the room and sees a box of plastic bugs. He gets a couple of bugs out and moves them across the floor. He looks around the

During the second stage of psychosocial development, the crisis is autonomy vs shame and doubt. This stage emphasized that the child has an opportunity to build self-esteem and autonomy as he or she learns new skills. If a child is cared with limits but with love, they will be independent, which will develop into will power. On the other hand, if children do not develop basic trust during infancy, then they will have a strong sense of shame and doubt, or will become dependent. Bella resolved this crisis properly as she was considered independent and assumed