The child I am doing for my child study paper is a four year old male. He is my dad’s girlfriend’s son, who I am able to see interact and socialize at home when I am around. He goes to preschool three days out of the week and has been going for about five months. His background of preschool is fairly new, but he has a few cousins his age he interacted with before school was in his daily schedule. His family consists of him, his mother, my father and a older brother who is seven years older than him. His parents have been divorced for about a year and a half. His personality allows him to be very easy going, like a go with the flow outlook. He is not a high maintenance child, he doesn’t like being the center of attention, but he enjoys playing with the other children. He seems oblivious to the surrounding noises, and doesn’t get easily distracted and was a pleasure to observe viewing him from a teacher perspective rather than as his “sister”. His interaction with adults is proficient for his age he has a wide vocabulary and his able to identify words when they are said in a sentence. His peer interaction as well is proficient, at school the teachers say that he is great at holding conversations with teachers and his peers about any subject that is brought to his attention.
His physical and motor development skills were emerging for his age level. The activities he did such as coloring and playing with cars and trains seemed to really be an interest of his. He knew different
Later on I observed him at home and how he interacted with his mother, he used his “big boy words” as his mother called it. When he wanted something he just asked politely and in a manner suitable to his age.
Why it is difficult for researchers to isolate specific causes of child behaviour - using two of your own examples. How is the term “correlation” a solution to this problem?
| Good way of seeing where the child is with their development – do they need encouragement in a certain area?
Sequences of development are the order in which children develop; all children follow the same sequence of development but at different rates.
Setting : Observation took place in a classroom of Richmond Preschool . There were 18 children who are 4 years old, 3 ECE teachers and 1 volunteer during this observation.
| By this age the child likes to begin to explore and they are able to respond to the simple directions that they are given, can group objects by category, are able to stack rings on pegs in the order of the size (big to small), able to recognize themselves when looking in the mirror and finally they still like imitating more complex adult actions for example housekeeping play.
The Child Study data I have gathered comes from the observation I have completed at Mission Bell Elementary School. Mission Bell Elementary School is a local school in Riverside. In the P.M preschool class there are 24 students, one teacher, and one assistant. The child I decided to observe is names Zoe. Zoe is 4 years and 10 months old. I immediately was drawn to Zoe because she had such a big personality, was very social, and smart. I am glad that I choose to observe Zoe because she was able to make my observation process smooth and easy. While observing her I had to pay close attention to her biosocial development, motor skills, cognitive skills, communication skills,
In the aspect of speaking and his development, he is able to build on vocabulary that accommodates and reflects on his past experiences. He is also able to talk in pretending objects are something
Development of a Four Year Old Child Works Cited Not Included Enthusiasm in children is like a ripple in the water ... it spreads. ~Anonymous~ The study of child development helps us understand the changes we see as children grow and develop.
I always knew Jonathan was a smart child; however, it was difficult to get him interested to participate in the activities. In the beginning, he did not like where our group would sit. Jonathan would wonder off and look at other groups in the classroom. When it was reading time, he would lay in the rug and begin playing around. Jonathan would hide behind my back or hide behind the book. During name writing time, Jonathan would doodle on his name card. I kept trying different methods to figure out how to cooperate with Jonathan. I asked my supervisor for advice as well. Finally, I realized that Jonathan enjoyed when a task was assigned to him. For example, I would have him help me turn the pages of the book. I realized to get Jonathan involved, I had to demonstrate to him that I appreciated his attention, and that his contribution is valuable to the group. I would complement Jonathan for his efforts on saying the vocabulary word. When Jonathan wrote the first letter of his first name facing the correct direction, I told him how proud I was of him. As result, Jonathan participated more during reading time; he would be interested on what will happen next in the story, and he would remember a few vocabulary words. Finally, the greatest success was when he wrote his first name and last name without losing
Observer visited a play place of a restaurant in New Jersey, Hackensack. Why I have chosen the place is easy to observe every part of child development such as cognitive, social emotional, language as well as physical at the same time. Observer performed the observation on April 28 from 1 pm to 3pm. The child was an Asian boy. He has strait short black hair with dark brown eyes and thin black eye brows. His height looked around 37 inches that he may be a little smaller than other early childhood children. He looks thin and has a full set of teeth inside his mouth, full cheeks, and a small button nose.
Psychology involves studying the mental functioning and general behaviors of both humans and animals. Social behavior and mental functioning of an individual are explained by exploring the neurological and physiological processes. These include emotions, cognition, perception, motivation, attention, brain functioning and personality. Child psychology is as well stated to be the application of psychological techniques to children where it involves carrying out research on mental states and development of children. The development of the child both physically, mentally and emotionally, with the help of a parent allows the identification of helpful information to any evolving challenges in child’s behavior and
Observing the interaction with this little boy, I was truly amazed at his ability to hold a conversation with his mother. He freely expressed himself and was able to tell his mother what he wanted if he was requesting anything. I did notice a couple of times his mom had to ask him to repeat himself because she had a bit of a hard time understanding what it was that he was saying. However, she was able to put the pieces she did
Child Psychology, study of children’s behavior-including physical, cognitive, motor, linguistic, perceptual, social, and emotional characteristics-from birth through adolescence. Child psychologists attempt to explain the similarities and differences among children and to describe normal as well as abnormal behavior and development. They also develop methods of treating social, emotional, and learning problems and provide therapy privately and in schools, hospitals, and other institutions.
Compare and contrast a child from younger age group with a child from an older age group.