My Virtual Child - 4 Year Old Paper
Carley Agliata and Claudia Hill
Developmental Psychology
March 20, 2012
My Virtual Child 4 Year Old Paper
1. What signs indicate that your child is still in preoperational thinking and what signs indicate s/he is starting to move into concrete operational thinking. Give examples.
One of Snooki’s favorite games to play is Hide and Seek, which shows preoperational thinking, even if she needs guidance to a hiding spot. Sometimes Snooki needs help finding the place to put her toy, but for the most part we have taught her to go to the last place she played with her toy. A new favorite game of hers to play is “family.” She plays with her doll house and acts out each part in the family: the Mother, Father, Baby, Etc. Both Claudia and I see her slowly moving into more concrete operational thinking. For example, Snooki can now remember the small trips to the zoo or the park and tell Grandma or Grandpa all about it. She can also complete one or two step problems, such as what 1 ball plus 1 ball is. Language is becoming easier for her and she likes to draw pictures of where she has been. Snooki understands gender and how little boys are different than little girls. She knows that some girls cook and some boys are firefighters, although it is harder for her to understand that both males and females can do either one of those. Claudia and I do not foresee any developmental problems regarding her thinking patterns. 2. How is your child progressing regarding establishing a sense of initiative to try things for him/herself and interact with peers? How are you and your partner supporting this stage of development?
Claudia and I do see Snooki struggling to start projects by herself and we have noticed she is a little slow to warm up. It seems she likes to “test the waters” before jumping in when she is around her peers. On the other hand if she starts a task that is more difficult than a previous one, she faces it like a champ and works hard with a positive
Developmental Psychology
March 20, 2012
My Virtual Child 4 Year Old Paper
1. What signs indicate that your child is still in preoperational thinking and what signs indicate s/he is starting to move into concrete operational thinking. Give examples.
One of Snooki’s favorite games to play is Hide and Seek, which shows preoperational thinking, even if she needs guidance to a hiding spot. Sometimes Snooki needs help finding the place to put her toy, but for the most part we have taught her to go to the last place she played with her toy. A new favorite game of hers to play is “family.” She plays with her doll house and acts out each part in the family: the Mother, Father, Baby, Etc. Both Claudia and I see her slowly moving into more concrete operational thinking. For example, Snooki can now remember the small trips to the zoo or the park and tell Grandma or Grandpa all about it. She can also complete one or two step problems, such as what 1 ball plus 1 ball is. Language is becoming easier for her and she likes to draw pictures of where she has been. Snooki understands gender and how little boys are different than little girls. She knows that some girls cook and some boys are firefighters, although it is harder for her to understand that both males and females can do either one of those. Claudia and I do not foresee any developmental problems regarding her thinking patterns. 2. How is your child progressing regarding establishing a sense of initiative to try things for him/herself and interact with peers? How are you and your partner supporting this stage of development?
Claudia and I do see Snooki struggling to start projects by herself and we have noticed she is a little slow to warm up. It seems she likes to “test the waters” before jumping in when she is around her peers. On the other hand if she starts a task that is more difficult than a previous one, she faces it like a champ and works hard with a positive