faster than others. There are certain time frames when important milestones are supposed to occur; however, there is not set specific times. For example, children should be speaking by around two years old; however, if they begin a bit earlier or a bit later it may not effect later development. During the first two years of life there is a great deal of physical, social and metal development. This essay is going to discuss a 15 minute observation of a one and a half year old girl, and how her actions relate to theoretical concepts. Application of Theory to Everyday Experience The way people act in certain situations is based on numerous factors. One of the major contributing factors is age. A person who is 40 who …show more content…
She first arrives at the daycare at roughly eight o’clock in the morning with her mother dropping her off. Her mother carries her into the day care with all of her belongings, says her goodbyes with hugs and kisses, and hands her daughter off to the daycare provider. The child does not seem phased that her mother is leaving her and she seems content and happy in the day care provider’s hands. The day care provider then talks to the child as the mother is exiting and brings her over to the other children. The subject is smiling and seems happy. The caregiver places her down with the other kids and she begins playing with them. Before she arrived they were all playing with Legos and she quickly joins in with them. She begins mimicking them doing as they do. After joining them for about 8 minutes she gets up and begins to walk toward the playroom. She stops by the toy bin where she finds a toy with many buttons and levers that she begins playing with. She stayed by herself for the remainder of the 15 minute observation. She occasionally looked up at the observer with a smile on her face but for the most part went about her business playing on her own occasionally letting out a little babble talk to the …show more content…
13-18 months- there should be slow growth on the child's vocabulary. 8. 18 months- there should be dramatic increase in learning of words up to three words a day. 9. 21 months- a child should be forming 2 word sentences. 10. 2 years- a child should be forming multi word sentences. The baby being observed is a little behind on her language development. She can speak some words but they often do not make sense. She can understand a decent amount of words. In the following few months her language will continue to develop. The more she is exposed to people talking to her the better off she will be. Infants are in Piaget’s sensorimotor stage during the first two years, where the babies use their senses and surroundings to learn. The infant in this observation is learning from her adult care givers and her peers in daycare. Physical growth is particularly fast during the first 2 years of life. A baby’s birthweight doubles by 6 months and triples by its first birthday. Similarly, a baby grows in length around 10 to 12 inches. The baby under observation is good size for her age. As she continues to age she will continue to grow. It is very important for them to have proper nutrition so they can continue to grow and have strong
The Kids Learning Centre is a privately-owned day care facility and non-formal educational institution for children up to 12 years old. It is located at the heart of the City of Downtown, just behind The Business Building, a convenient place where parents and guardians can drop off their children safely. It operates from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM daily, and closes only during major holidays.
Through interviewing Joyce I gained insight into a strong philosophy, leadership style, and how her background experiences have created the director she is today. When deciding to become a director of a daycare, there are two options: opening and owning your own center or directing an established or corporate owned daycare. While I have done much research on owning my own daycare, I have little experience about what it would be like to be the director of an established center. Financial responsibilities and budgeting are also two aspects that are important, but the level of responsibility is drastically different in each scenario. Lastly, legal and ethical responsibilities exist in either scenario as well.
At Children’s Discovery Center the daycare is split into two buildings, one building is for the children in pre-school and the second building is for infants to three year olds getting ready to start pre- school. The classroom I observe is for children 18 months to 28 months. They are about fourteen children in the class with two teachers. The way the class is set up the younger students and their two teachers share one classroom, but the teachers and their toddlers are not in the same room until lunch time and nap time. The classroom has a kitchen, reading area, girls and boys bathroom, activity tables and there is a connecting room for the children to have bible time and free play. The discovery center has three separate playgrounds for the
It seemed like she liked playing with others more than just playing by herself. When the little boy came over to knock the blocks over she started laughing, because she thought it was so funny. Also, when she was in her crib after she got in trouble, and the child approached her again to play she quickly stopped crying and began to play with him. Even when she was walking with the walker she wanted someone to play with her and when she started “chasing” the other child with the walker she laughed again. This shows me that she is very social and plays well with
An explanation of the impact of current research into development and learning of babies and young children.
Obiel Macedo, a one year and seven month old infant accomplished many tasks on the developmental checklist. I went to his house, his mother and baby sister were present while I was with him. We sat down and I handed the infant a small container filled with different size blocks. Immediately he grabbed the container, poured out the blocks and began to build a tower quickly. Once he was done creating the tower of blocks, a few seconds later he knocked it down vigorously and started all over again. Then, I handed him a red crayon and a blank sheet of paper, but instead of writing on the paper he went up to the wall and scribbles spontaneously.
From birth to 6months- a child will develop a range of skills starting with being alerted when you say their name. Their neck muscles will become stronger and they will be able to hold their head
The development of a child in the first year of life is extremely intense; in just 52 weeks’ an infant goes through major physical, cognitive and social and emotional developments.
This period is fast. There movements depends on the reflexes for e.g. sucking, grasping. At this
Babies prefer the sound of humans interacting to other sounds and from this, they quickly learn to recognise and identify their mother’s voice. Babies form their first relationship through emotional attachments with their mother or main carer. The first year of a baby’s life is a period of incredible growth, and a baby’s brain goes through critical periods during which stimulation is needed for proper development. During the babies first years, visual stimuli or verbal language is necessary for areas of the brain to grow and without this growth, a child’s vision or speaking abilities might be impaired. Infants tend to have different cries for hunger or pain, as well as making other noises. These abilities show your child is gaining communication and pre-language skills. Infants from birth to 6 months will forget about objects they cannot see however they begin to explore objects they can see and grab by putting them in their mouths. They will also follow moving objects with their eyes and look around at nearby objects. Infants in this stage will turn to look at a source of sound. These developmental milestones show a baby’s brain is developing and they are gaining new skills. From 7 to 12 months, infants also learn the idea of cause and effect, and they might repeat an action that causes a
Babies and toddlers show amazing progress in all aspects of their development from birth to three years, considering they are born with simple reflexes and are quite helpless and dependent. It is essential to have a good understanding of the development stages in this group in order to support their development. The changes that occur in a child’s development in the first few years of life are truly remarkable. Practitoners note children’s
| 0-3 Months: * Tries to lift head. * Begins to hold objects when placed in hand.3-9 Months: * Establishes head control * Begins to sit with support from about 6 months un-supported.9-18 Months: * Is now very mobile e.g. crawls, bottom-shuffles, cruises, walks.18 Months - 2 Years: * Walks well and tries to run but has difficulty stopping.2-3 Years: * Kicks a ball, learns to jump and may learn to somersault.
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.
Observation is very important in young children because that is how you get to know a child better. While observing how a child interacts with their peers, adults, and how they behave in different settings, you are getting to know the child without speaking to them.
This observation took place September 26, 2014 at a daycare in Homestead. A friend of mine is a teacher at “My Little Angels” and while waiting for her, I sat down to watch some children playing. There were many kids to do the observation on, but a little girl playing kitchen set caught my eye. I started watching her from 2:00pm to 2:33pm. It is fascinating what kids do and what we can find out about their behavior by watching them for just thirty minutes.