Observing Lilly's Running Record

Observation Report: I used a running record to observe Lilly. A running record is a method used to write down the factual information of Lilly’s behavior, and then later interpret what I saw. I used a running record to observe Lilly in a daycare setting. In the observation, I noticed that Lilly started on her back and kicked her feet. She rolled over to her tummy after one previous failed attempt. After rolling onto her tummy, she picked up a toy and then dropped it a few seconds later. She looked towards the direction of the camera. She then looked again towards the direction of the toy when it started to make noise. Lilly was reaching forward, then proceeded to get on her forearms and knees, but then went back on her tummy. She repeated this three times. Throughout the whole observation
She is showing great progress in the physical domain. She seems as if she understands what to do with the lower part of her body, but is still working on the upper half. This leads me to expect Lilly to start crawling in the near future. She seems to be very close, but still needs to learn the coordination that it takes to crawl and how her arms can play an important role. I would suggest that the parents and/or caregivers start working with her on her crawling. When she climbs to her knees, try fixing her arm placement so that it is her hands on the ground instead of her forearms. This would put her in a better position to start crawling. Putting a toy in front of her and out of her reach also plays a role in motivating her to crawl. After Lilly rolled over, I also noticed that she looked in the direction of the caregiver almost immediately after. This showed development in the social domain, because she is starting to show early signs of emotional regulation. Lilly wanted to know how she should feel about rolling over, so she looked at the caregiver for a