Child Observation
-1Observer: Michelle Stanley Date of Observation: 3/2/10
Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room
Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde, down l loose and knotted, her eyed are blue, her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy.
Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm
Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely took my jacket and hung it up on a chair. She then ran up the stairs and asked me to come see her dollhouse. She identified every little thing in her dollhouse as she was showing it to me. She showed me the “windows”, “stove”, “soap”, “mantel”, “rockwing chairs”, and the “shower head, where the water comes out so everyone is clean”. She then began to play with two cats, according to her “the mama and the daddy cats”. She made a deep voice for the “daddy cat” and an extremely high pitched voice for the “mama cat“. She made up an elaborate story about the “mama cat” having to go on an adventure to find the “baby cat”. While telling this tale she used words such as “excited” and “surprised” in the right context.
Time Observed: 4:10pm - 4:20pm
Behavior Observed: When Abby became bored with her dollhouse and cats she moved on to her Disney Princess Barbie’s. She introduced me to each princess, “Belle”, “Ariel”, “Snow White”, and “Cindyrella, her favorite princess”. After telling me all of their names she showed me all of the outfits that they wear and explained to me when and why they wear them. When she began playing with her Snow White Barbie she dressed her in her “cleaning clothes” and started to sing “Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it’s off to work we go”. This line was followed by her attempt to whistle. After finishing her singing she asked me if I wanted to see her “special doll”. I told her yes, and she came up to me and said “Be careful she is porcelain and very
Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room
Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde, down l loose and knotted, her eyed are blue, her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy.
Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm
Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely took my jacket and hung it up on a chair. She then ran up the stairs and asked me to come see her dollhouse. She identified every little thing in her dollhouse as she was showing it to me. She showed me the “windows”, “stove”, “soap”, “mantel”, “rockwing chairs”, and the “shower head, where the water comes out so everyone is clean”. She then began to play with two cats, according to her “the mama and the daddy cats”. She made a deep voice for the “daddy cat” and an extremely high pitched voice for the “mama cat“. She made up an elaborate story about the “mama cat” having to go on an adventure to find the “baby cat”. While telling this tale she used words such as “excited” and “surprised” in the right context.
Time Observed: 4:10pm - 4:20pm
Behavior Observed: When Abby became bored with her dollhouse and cats she moved on to her Disney Princess Barbie’s. She introduced me to each princess, “Belle”, “Ariel”, “Snow White”, and “Cindyrella, her favorite princess”. After telling me all of their names she showed me all of the outfits that they wear and explained to me when and why they wear them. When she began playing with her Snow White Barbie she dressed her in her “cleaning clothes” and started to sing “Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it’s off to work we go”. This line was followed by her attempt to whistle. After finishing her singing she asked me if I wanted to see her “special doll”. I told her yes, and she came up to me and said “Be careful she is porcelain and very