My Daughter Who I Will Call Ms. Melody Essay

The lives of children are greatly influenced by the environment they grow up in, and the people they come in contact with. For years, psychologists, researchers, and social workers have studied children, and why they do what they do. All have developed many different perspectives on how to view social problems and the development of individuals.

At the age of three, Olivia was having emotional outbursts, such as temper tantrums, when she did not get what she wanted at stores or local restaurants, which was so embarrassing. I really wanted to start to go to family-style, more elegant restaurants, but I did not know if she was going to break into an outburst during dinner. So we could only go to fast food-style restaurants for the longest time. She would never sit still and would become squeamish and loud during dinner. After some time, an event changed the way she was acting. My husband and I were having an argument about something, and Olivia witnessed it. She began to cry as my husband walked out the door and she thought he was running away. After reassuring her that he would never run away from her, she started to act better and began to listen to our requests of how we wanted her to behave, with stricter rules. She might have also had some emotional issues, since she was shy and reluctant to be a leader in a group. I witnessed this when some of the other children were pushing her around, since she always was real passive in certain situations. So to fix this emotional deficit, my partner and I started to have play-dates at our house, where other children could come over and play with

Lauren Smith is a five year old Caucasian girl who is demonstrating anxiety when separated from her mother. The family was referred to this service by their pediatrician. Over the past few months, Mr. and Mrs. Smith report Lauren has become increasingly troubled when being separated from her mother. She cries while clinging to her each morning before school and her father describes having to “pry her off” and carry her to the car. Lauren’s parents are also concerned with regressive behavior; she is speaking more often in third person when referring to herself, and she has also begun wetting the bed nearly every night. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a conference with Lauren’s teacher two weeks ago at which time she told them Lauren was having difficulty concentrating and completing her work. The teacher also voiced concerns about her lack of interest in participating in group activities; she appears to prefer to play by herself. The parents report that Lauren is otherwise healthy and has been meeting age appropriate developmental milestones.

I observed Harper, a 23 month old little girl that is full of energy. Also participating in the interaction with Harper was her mother and five year old sister, Mya. Harper is very friendly and outgoing. She is very interested “reading books” and loves to be read to. She enjoys helping her mother clean and do simple tasks. She seems to be very confident with and without her mother in her sight. Harper’s father is not actively involved in her life because he lives in another state.

Davis’ learning disability has also had a social influence on her behavior. Ms. Davis’ disability affects how she interacts with friends, family, acquaintances, and authority figures. Ms. Davis lacks skills to know how to interpret social cues such as body language, or eye contact. She has difficulties with her internal process which is how she manages her emotions and social output or how she expresses these feelings or emotions. Since 2013 Ms. Davis has lived with her daughter Samika in a family shelter in New York. Ms. Davis has had to rely on herself as she has no family, friends, and limited financial support. Ms. Davis has been isolated from her family since the birth of Samika in 2010. Both of Ms. Davis’ parents are in care, her mother in hospice, and her father in a nursing home and she doesn’t speak to any of her 3 siblings. Ms. Davis has no friends since moving to New York she has lived in isolation. Ms. Davis distrust of others has made it difficult for her to form relationships or bonds with others. Ms. Davis receives SSI for her disability but it’s not enough for her and Shanika to live off

For example, when she was playing with a little girl at Chic-Fil-A, the little girl kept calling her “girl.” Aaliyah would respond “no, I Liyah.” I did not observe, at this time, what Aaliyah self-esteem is like. The only emotions I can remember she showed was happiness, excitement, frustration and sympathy. For example, she likes to do things on her own and gets frustrated if someone tries to help her. The way she handle her anger, sadness, and aggression is by pouting and going into her own little corner. Her least favorite thing is being told no. For example, while observing her I’ve notice she doesn’t like to be told no, and her patient level is low. Her most favorite thing is anything that’s fun. For example, when I was observing her at the carnival. It was time to leave her mother asked her “did you have fun?” She replied saying “yes, thank you mommy.” She does go to church, but doesn’t understand. Aalyiah knows the concept of right and wrong in the home. For example, when I was observing her she knew that the empty bag of skittles belong in the trash can and not on the floor.

Throughout this essay I will be discussing what I experienced with my time observing my aunt. I have been observing Julie Tolbert, my aunt, for a few weeks and have gained so much information that will help me tremendously. When the eighth grade students visited I was able to get a glimpse at what students in the upper levels of school were like and was able to make a definite decision on whether or not I would stay with early childhood or move to middle grades. After discussing what I learned from my different field experiences, I will discuss the different theories and models that I observed and compare and contrast what could have been differently. I will bring up the theories that I think were used that Julie did not even

She couldn't really talk to anyone and when she did she didn't know how to express herself or carry on a conversation very well. Her family never really talked to her or even tried to help her with her social life. Just talking to your child can make a huge difference in the way they act and live. When the incident of the rape at the beginning of the book happened she couldn’t speak out loud to tell him no because of the inability to be social and verbal with how she felt and what she thinks. The fact that all she ever wanted to do was go home and sleep shows that she isn’t very social.

During the first three months of Rosie’s life, I made the decision to not go back to work and remain her full-time caregiver at home. I believed this decision was crucial in order to create a maternal bond with my daughter. After all, how humans relate to others later on in life is related to our attachments during infancy (Grossmann & Waters, 2005; Hofer, 2006; Johnson et al., 2010). This was also partially influenced by American society as it is normal to take a 12-week maternity leave, and quite common to stay at-home with a newborn even after the maternity leave is up. As Rosie grew to 19 months, I went back to work part-time and left Rosie with a either a relative, babysitter, or professional home-care sitter. When the care-sitter told me that Rosie was clingy and difficult to soothe, I started to suspect that she developed separation anxiety. Although this phenomenon is normal, I believe introducing Rosie to new faces and showing her that it is okay to communicate with

Emily is a 6-year-old girl referred by her pediatric psychologist because of behavioral issues. Emily’s parents have informed the analyst that her problems first arose when she

Mother shows insecure attachment with Gabrielle. Mother does not have better observation and understanding about the child needs. According to Kail & Zolner, “Children develop an internal working model in which they believe their parents are concerned about their needs and will try to meet them”. (Kail and Zolner, 2012, p.190). “Consistent and appropriate responses to a child`s needs convey that social interactions are predictable and satisfying” (Kail and Zolner, 2012, p.190).

In December of 2008, my wife and I found out we would be having our fourth child. We were living in Sugarloaf Key, FL while I worked in Key West, FL. Due to some unforeseen circumstances with our landlord, we terminated our lease in Sugarloaf early, rather than finding a place for the remaining six months we would be there. We moved the family back home to North Carolina over the Christmas break from school. I still had six months or so remaining before I transferred to my new job in Tybee Island, GA. The military had moved us before, being a military family moving was a bitter-sweet occurrence. The family adjusted well and settled right in. Having family close by to help ease this transition helped out greatly. The fourth addition to our family was developing on schedule, regular doctor visits, and checkups. We decided that he would be born in NC since my wife was comfortable with the doctor she was already seeing. The estimated delivery date also worked with my work schedule and being home for the birth.

The child I observed was a seven-year-old girl in Year 2 who sat on the second highest ability table in a mixed class. While not in school, she lived a substantial distance away meaning she travelled to and from school by car and was often the first child to arrive in the morning and the last to leave in the afternoon. I will focus on the social and emotional development of this child who, from now onwards, will be referred to as C.

From the moment she was born I knew she was different, arriving much earlier than expected, and frightening me to death with her little surprise. Then mere seconds later, after the doctor removed the umbilical cord from around her little pink neck, I heard her soft, sweet cry. In that instant, I knew she would be mama’s little fighter. Now here we are, 10 years later, and she still manages to amaze me every day. My daughter, Alexis, has tremendously changed my life and made me a better person by teaching me patience, showing me strength, and motivating me to improve myself.

What can one say about their mother? One may talk about her positive and negative