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I wouldn’t be a good poker player. I can put on the poker face, but take one look at what I’m going with my hands and you’ll know exactly what I’m thinking or feeling. My hands tell everything about me. They do not account, however, for my general tranquil stance, since my hands have to be constantly entertained. If I am in a suspenseful situation, or just watching an action movie, I will gently bite my nails or the middle knuckle of my index finger. If I am relaxed, I’ll crack my knuckles. If

stress-free environment for the children (the children seemed calm, and when it was time to clean up, they knew exactly where everything went). For example, at one point during the morning, some of the children wanted to play with play-doh. They knew that in order to play with the play-doh, they had to ask a teacher. Not only does this fall under wonderful organization skills, this also shows children understand what they need to do in order to get something they may want. I observed no safety hazards

of the speech mechanism, and identification of bumpy speech. The session began with free play. The client and the clinician played with dinosaurs. After, the client and the clinician participated in an activity about the speech mechanism. The client and the clinician discussed the diaphragm. The client also drew the diaphragm to be added in his speech booklet. Additionally, the client molded out of play-doh each component of the speech mechanism. Next, the client and the clinician

In this assignment I am going to describe a child observation that I have done in a nursery for twenty minutes in a play setting. I will explain the strengths and weaknesses of naturalistic observation through the key developmental milestones based in Mary Sheridan (2005) check-list and provide a theoretical explanation to support the naturalistic observation. First of all I would like to explain why the child observation is important for social workers. It is important because it focus on the

Few Examples of using Play therapy • Play counselling helped an anxious, perfectionist student takes more risks in her schoolwork, improving her performance, which had suffered from her excessive fear of making mistakes. • Play counselling helped a disruptive student cope more effectively with his angry reactions to his parents’ divorce so that his outbursts, “talking-back,” and general “acting out” on the playground, on the bus, and at lunch were virtually eliminated. • Play counselling has been

Introduction Toys are prominent in our lives. During childhood we play with them, and later on we buy them for our children. Just by walking into a toy store, it is obvious to notice that there is an overwhelming amount of options. Which options are the best for toddlers? By comparing my observations of interactions in a toy store and a day care center, it is evident that the traditional day care center toys are the best choice according to developmental theorists. The Toy Store Observations

consisted of questions asked by the professor and the answers provided by the child, in the form of the specific questions asked by the professor, or by demonstrations done by Reese. These questions went over the topics of the gross and fine motor skills, play, the preoperational thought, language development, attention, and self-understanding. Before class started, Reese started writing on the whiteboard her name, and after completing that, she wrote the names of both her siblings, as well as her age.

and with apartment buildings I which he lives I one of them. Our textbook states, “Play only diminishes when social and cultural factors negatively impact it” (Sluss, p. 9). Issues such as Alberto’s neighborhoods often prevent children from playing outside. Therefore, it is crucial that as educators find alternatives to promote play for Alberto. It is very important that the school Alberto attends promotes active play as part of their curriculum. The Child Center that he attends is called Bright Start

different types of play that allow them to express themselves while using their imaginations and being physically active. According to the Center for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness, “Play is child’s work”; this is true because it is a child’s job is to learn and develop in their first few years of life, in order for them to do this, they play (CHETNA). Not only is playing a child’s full time job, the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights listed play as a right of every

Toys on Child Development The types of toys children play with can affect how they develop. Toys can help or hinder a child’s development in intelligence, social skills and personality. Certain characteristics may be genetically entwined in a human being, but some characteristics and behaviors can be learned, from parents, surroundings, and the toys with which a youngster plays. Elise Moore, author of “How Do Toys Aid Development”, stated “if play is the work of the child, toys are the child’s tools”