Personal Narrative: My Observation Of Young Children In Merced California

I don’t have small children that I could have taken to the park with the purpose of conducting my observation. The thought of sitting at a park by myself made me a little uneasy and I felt I would look out of place sitting there looking at the children. I conducted my observation in Merced California, at one of the local schools. Every Saturday, soccer games are played at the school drawing large crowds to the games. I sat on the sideline among the spectators and was able to blend in and conduct my observations without raising suspicion. I did not observe the children playing in the soccer games but rather focused my attention on observing children that were not part of any soccer