My Virtual Child Essay

I am a sophomore attending Fontbonne University. Studying Early Childhood and loving kids every day. In the beginning of September, I started a 30-hour practicum. I chose the school closest to me, and also my former place of employment, Clayton Early Childhood Center. After talking to my previous teacher, she recommended me to the Dragonfly room; this classroom is filled with entirely 2 year olds. After observing for a day, I picked the child that I thought I would get the most out of. His smile, bright eyes, curly hair, and young vibrant personality drew me straight to him. He seemed nonsocial with other children and very emotional on day one though. After getting parent approval, I named my little subject Curly. He is an only child and turned 2 years old (24 months) on the first day of my observations actually; which was on September 1st. I ended my observation midway through November, the 10th to be exact. Luckily, I had the opportunity to watch him for a little over 2 months. He was 26 months and a little over a week old. The growth just in two months’ time, blows my actual mind. He changed drastically in such a short amount of time. Throughout this paper I will dive into his development in all aspects. As Berk stated, “interdisciplinary study of human constancy and change more orderly and convenient, development is divided into three categories” (Berk,2016, p.5). These 3 categories will be

During classroom observation, Darien’s attention to tasks was limited. His attention to toys is fleeting and he moves from one activity to another. He was unable to make appropriate eye contact even when gestured to look in a direction. He had limited auditory regard as he was responding to his name inconsistently even with verbal and physical cues. He was unable to participate in play activities with a peer as he was self-focused and not interested in interacting. He showed very little frustration tolerance; throwing tantrums when he was told not to climb the tables or that an activity is ending. Frustration also arose when he couldn’t fix his shoe or backpack. His tantrums consisted of crying, yelling, and throwing things on the floor. Darien

Brock’s social development has not developed as quickly as peers his age. As a three month old, Brock showed more interest in his surroundings. He began to smile at familiar people and cried when introduced to new people or situations. As an eight month old, Brock became upset and clingy when meeting new people. He was cautious and shy in most new situations. However, when I am around, he eventually explores but rarely warms up completely to the people surrounding him. At eighteen months, Brock was able to get along with classmate once he warmed up. His teacher also said he was unusually cooperative for his age and that he would adapt well in the preschool environment. At three years, Brock enjoys imitating Gianna’s sounds and movements. He

For this assignment I decided to observe my niece who I will call Ms. Melody. Melody is a 5 year old African American young lady of a single parent. My sister job requires her to work vigorous hours which limits her time with Melody. Most of the time my sister works at night, so when she gets off from work the only interaction she may have with her daughter would be when she gets her dress in the morning and takes her to school. As a result my sister’s parental interactions are very limited, melody has been provided with a parental substitute. Grandma is now provided Ms. Melody with the nurturing she needs when her mom is away. Not having her parents around had a serious influence on Ms. Melody’s development and socialization abilities. In the beginning Melody cried all they time, most of that time she would cry for her mother and the rest of the time she would just cry as an outlet to her frustrations. My niece didn’t like interacting with people outside of her mother or Grandmother. She would interact with only her younger cousins, but didn’t care for any of the older ones. She didn’t care for her grandfather, aunts or uncles. She would cry when she was around any extended family members, going to doctor visits also were challenging. Melody didn’t talk if there was anything she wanted and needed she would scream and cry as a means of communication. This behavior continued for a very long time. Out of concern it was suggested by her pediatrician that Melody be placed in a

From age 0 to around the ages of 11-12 children are psychologically changing at a rapid pace, each stage altered from the previous. They are undergoing a slew of developmental milestones, socially and cognitively. A child of three years old is more concerned with his or her toys over making friends, whereas a ten year old is refining their social skills and devoting more time to building serious friendships. Emotionally, both the three and ten year old meet different requirements. According to the CDC, by five years old a child will preemptively be able to display a wide range of emotions, act independently, distinguish between what is real and fake, be able to use the bathroom without assistance, and be able to recall and remember items as part of everyday use. Per recommendation of the CDC, parents are encouraged to take note of specific milestones throughout their child’s life and to “Tell your child’s doctor or nurse if you notice any of these signs of possible developmental delay for this age, “ acting early is crucial to pinpointing a possible cause to outlying behavior. Taking a closer look at why a child is not meeting crucial developmental points, creates more subjective data which can allow for a conclusive diagnosis when they have developed physically, emotionally and

My child is a fourteen-year-old girl, who is currently in ninth grade. She is about 5’ 2” and she weighs about 105 pounds. She is healthy and has no known medical issues at the moment. She has a high level of cognitive development compared to others her age. However, she has been having trouble with her academic achievements, her report card showed a drop in grades. She is not confident in her physical abilities and strengths and its not involved in sports.

Developmental psychology is a very important step into one’s life of how and what we are to become, which in return is nature. That is what exists in one’s parental genes that is passed on to our babies. Developmental is the stages that at a certain age as a child we develop milestones, which in increments is what the baby should be able to do on its own without help from the parents. Of course each baby’s don’t learn the same things at the same ages. One child might be late on teething, this doesn’t mean there is something wrong with this child. But, it does pay to be very cautious at how long and if ever the child is doing that milestone by that certain age. If indeed the child fails to associate with eye contact with the parents or strangers and doesn’t pick up on words by a certain age, this would be a sign of alarm for the parents. If a parent pays close attention to what the child is learning and doing or not doing this could make a big difference in treating the child for the condition. In this case would be Cerebral Palsy, lacking social development, a learning disability such as (ADD) or (ADHD). (Feist & Rosenburg, 2012)

His social skills with other children is limited, he has his older sister, Charlotte. He also spends time with a aunt and cousin who are older and a younger cousin. Playing with the older children can be frustrating for him. He gets very loud, compensating for everything going on around him. He usually does not like to play what others want to, especially if he isn 't fully interested, and will get angry if they do not agree with him. Sharing can be quite difficult, especially if it is something he has become quite attached too. Although, playing with younger children, he seems to be the opposite, sharing, making sure he is being very gentle, and quiet. That is when his nurturing side shows.

My child is a fourteen-year-old girl, who is currently in ninth grade. She is about 5’ 2” and she weighs about 105 pounds. She is healthy and has no known medical issues at the moment. She has a high level of cognitive development compared to others her age; however, she has been having trouble with her academic achievements; her report card showed a drop in grades. She is also not confident in her physical abilities and strengths and it is not involved in any sports.

At times grandparents will have to raise their own child’s children. This could be due to a variety of reasons including addiction, incarceration, or the incapability of providing adequate childcare. Grandparent’s are valuable resources when it comes to raising grandchildren, they can provide knowledge and help when it comes to raising a child. Often times grandparents provide part time childcare but other times they become a surrogate parent to their grandchildren. When a grandparent becomes the parent it can cause problems in a variety of ways for both the grandparent and the child. The grandparent will often times face a financial burden as well as physical and emotional health problems. While the grandchild may have a hard time forming an attachment to the grandparent and start to act out due to the change in environment and in caregiver . There are also simply not enough adequate or helpful resources for grandparents who are raising grandchildren, often times they are left to come up with solutions to their problems on which can cause severe issues as well as stress. The solutions to their problems are often difficult to find and at times just not available. This has been an ongoing problem for many years and as time goes the problems only get worse, the lack of research and public acknowledgment that surrogate grandparents face is an ongoing issue in today 's society.

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All children are affected by the violence in their homes. Regardless of whether or not our children have been physically abused, watching their mother being battered is a frightening experience. Children from violent homes can exhibit a variety of behaviors. Some may "act out" and may be viewed as delinquent. Domestic violence is an ongoing experience of physical, psychologic, and/or sexual abuse in the home that is used to establish power and control over another person.1 Although awareness about the rate of domestic violence in our society is increasing, the public health ramifications have only recently been recognized in the medical community. The majority of the medical literature to date has focused on the effect of domestic violence

The fresh aroma of food filled the air of the banquet. The bare tables were just washed down and cleaned. The trays were stacked neatly and everyone was gathered together. There was a chair and table by the entrance. On the table was a bucket of tokens and sitting in the chair was Kris Johnson.

A long time ago, there was District 16. The District 16 was controlled by a strict government. January seventeenth every year there is a meeting for the whole town to celebrate the children. This celebration is to introduce the children to a new item. When someone turns twelve in District 16 the government chooses a sport for that child to play. A family named the Smiths just got a new baby from the government to raise. They already had two children a sixteen year old boy named James and an eleven year old girl named Morgan and now a one year old girl named Lucy. This year the government will give Morgan a sport, James will be given a job and Lucy will be given a swing to help relax her into the world.

A long time ago there was District 16. The District 16 was controlled by a strict government. January seventeenth every year there is a meeting for the whole town to celebrate the children. This celebration is to introduce the children to a new item. When someone turns twelve in District 16 the government chooses a sport for that child to play. A family named the Smiths just got a new baby from the government to raise. They already had two children a sixteen year old boy named James and a eleven year old girl named Morgan and now a one year old girl named Lucy. This year the government will give Morgan a sport, James will be given a job and Lucy will be given a swing to help relax her into the world.