Infant Toddler Observation

Screams to get something.Points to named toys,people.Points at things when he/she wants them.Obeys simple instructions such as ‘give me your teddy’.Can build tower of two with bricks.Uses both hands to hold pencil.Can scribble.Likes to watch what is going on outside window.Curious with new people.Helps more with dressing.Chews larger pieces of food,Better usage of spoon,fork,cup.

Toddlers and preschoolers are at different developmental stages, and therefore require their teachers to use different approaches and techniques to further learning. I completed my observations at the Bright and Early Children’s Learning Center where I observed a toddler classroom and a preschool classroom. My observations took place from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on the 21st and 28th of September. The first day that I observed I was placed in the toddler classroom which had two teachers, Miss Ashlynn and Miss Miranda, and six students, most of whom were two years old. In the preschool classroom there was one teacher, Miss Stephanie, and eight students, each of whom were 3 years old or 4 years old. While the rooms were physically similar, the teachers used different strategies and activities to appeal to the different age groups.

| * Usually born around 40 weeks gestation * Has swallowing and sucking reflex * Has rooting reflex * Has grasp reflex * Walking or standing reflex * Gaining about 5-7 ounces per week * Growth about 5cms by age 2 months

The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people, sounds and movement by turning their head toward whatever attracts their attention. They will watch an adult’s face whilst feeding, but have already begun to shows signs of recognition as they will smile when familiar people are around them either because they can see them

Cries when basic needs require attention. Vocalises when spoken to and when alone. Watches primary carers face. Coos and smiles. Enjoys cuddles and being handled.

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.

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

* Like to help others although not when doing so conflicts with their own desires.

| Walking, pointing with arms, starting to dress themselves, holding light objects.Interacting with balls, climbing stairs or furniture, using crayons etc with more controlled, starting to run with confidence and feeding themselves.

RELEXES ICLUDING SWALLING AND SUCKING, RROTING,GASP, STARTLE AND WALKING AND STANDING REFLEXES AS THEY REACH AROUND ONE MONTH BABIES BECOME LESS CURLED UP AND WILL BECOME LESS STARTLED.

I did not take a long time or distract him so he can still remember that I had an object. This supports Piaget discovery which consists of the kids have a tendency to look for the objects in the same old place. This brings me to Phil’s temperament. When Phil becomes upset it is difficult to soothe him down. He sometimes accepts my embraces and sometimes pushes me away. I do not like when he pushes me away because I want him to know that I will support him at all times. When I focus on the five aspects of temperament I realized he is able to play games and try to observe all over the place. Sociability he is getting used to the caregivers while it was difficult at first. Emotionality I believe he can sense how much he is cared for that may cause him to get a tantrum once in a while. He is in between both he is sort of aggressive and cooperative with me. He truly has self-control. At least his temperament has been stable for 18

I observed an infant who is 1 month old, her name is Bianca. During my observations hours I could observe that the baby communicate with an adult not by words, but through expressions, gestures, and sounds. At the time when the baby wanted to eat, I saw that she started moving her head from one side to another and also she opened her mouth really big, at the time the adult told me that it was almost her time to eat, the adult waited until the time she had to eat, and the baby started to cry, it makes me think that she was communicated with the adult telling her that she was hungry by crying, while the adult was preparing her formula the baby put her hand in her mouth and she was still crying and crying, after that the adult gave her formula to the baby and she ate the milk so quickly, and she slept.

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.

In observing a normal newborn's behaviors and activities, reflexes play an important role. They help to identify normal brain and nerve activity. In my observation of Baby A, she demonstrated reflexes of rutting in finding the nipple of her bottle, sucking, head turning and grasping of my fingers. Although she was born full-term, she was quite small in stature and weight. She also showed alertness to senses of sight, hearing, taste and touch. Of course, at first, she slept most of the time while she was in my care, but as she aged, she became more active and alert. The key element to keeping Baby A happy was taking care of her physical needs first…diaper changes, feeding and burping. Although she is still very small in weight and height, she shows no sign of delayed development and is now a happy, healthy toddler.

| At age of one month: * Briefly watch objects * Has different sounding cries that indicate hunger, distress and other needs and wantsAt age of three months: * Follow a moving person with their eyes * Recognize a bottle or breast * Responds to and imitates facial expressions of others * Capable of communicating feelings, wants, and needs through smiles and criesAt age of six months: * Turn to locate and identify sounds