the mother that can cause damage to the developing fetus. Development of sensory abilities and basic reflexes begins in the prenatal period. And at birth newborns prefer sweet taste and familiar sounds and have visual abilities ideally suited for looking at faces. The newborns brain contains some 100 billion neurons. Infancy spans the first 18 months of life. Maturation refers to genetically programmed events and timeline of normal development. Infants need human contact to survive and thrive‚ and their
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Child Observation Assessment #2 Part One: Observation Observer: Date of Observation: 20th April 2003 Fictitious Name of Child: H-Hayden Identity Key: M-Mom H-Hayden D-Dad Setting: Child’s Home Child’s Age: 2 years months Physical Description of Child: Hayden is 2 years old and weighs a little over 32 pounds and is 3 feet and 3 inches tall. Hayden has dark black pupils and is of Spanish descent. H is light skinned and has jet
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An observation was conducted with Mr. Gallardo and Gabriella‚ in the evaluator’s office. The child appeared comfortable and relaxed with her father. However‚ during the observation‚ the child began shaking each of her legs. This continued intermittently during the observation. The father begins the discussion by asking about Gabriella about going to the museum with Justine and dad’s girlfriend. The father asked about going to a singing class with Justine. He reported that he was going to sign her
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9-17-2011 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT: CHILD AND PARENT OBSERVATION This observation took place on Saturday October 17th at Town Center Corte Madera at approximately 2:00pm. The day was bright and sunny and the Mall was full of all kinds of parents and children. I choose a male child approximately 3 years old‚ wearing blue top and black pants with sponge bob square pants sneakers. The mother was wearing a yoga outfit as most mothers in Marin seem to wear these days. She was in her mid-thirties. Dad
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The child I observed is a 5-year-old Caucasian boy. He has blonde hair and is about the same height and size of the other children in the preschool classroom. During the time I observed the children were engaged in self-selected activities that were set up around the room. The boy I watched spent his time engaging in play with a light table that was filled with knot sand and plastic bugs. The children used magnifying glasses to look at the materials that filled the table. The purpose of time sampling
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different factors that influence a child’s development. In this essay I will discuss how heredity‚ culture‚ nutrition and parental affection all influence child Development across three different domains‚ the physical‚ cognitive and social-emotional. These four factors surround children in their everyday lives and they all influence child development in some way. Due to these factors child development is a unique and individual journey for every child. Firstly I will discuss heredity and the influences
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grade class here at Friends’ School. He’s attended this school from preschool until now‚ a total of seven years. He lives in the neighborhood and tends to be one of the first kids in the classroom every morning. In general he seems to be a happy child‚ smiling often. He has a tendency to be quite goofy at times and struggles with impulse control‚ often speaking out in class or being disruptive by talking or making jokes. This seems to stem from his ADHD‚ which he is on medication for. Though
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children for a total of one hour in their home. The observation occurred on March 15th‚2017‚ this started at approximately 2:00 PM ending at 3:00 PM. The main focuses of my observation tool place in their living room as well as their play room. Most of the time their mom was in the room with us‚ but during the times when she was absent‚ the children’s oldest sister‚ age 16‚ was in the room as well. Some factors that may have influenced my observations would be the fact that the kids were on
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and young people’s development A child or young person’s development can be effected by more many areas of their life such as: * Background - like the child or young person’s housing‚ family‚ culture and maybe even their families. If a child has problems at home such as mourning in the family or financial problems this may cause an impact on the child as they are worry about ‘ what will happen?’‚ this will effect that emotional and intellectual development. If the child is worrying this may
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Observation 1: [pic] Jacklyn Coleman Cd: 10G (the early years) Section 1:) Setting: This observation is taking place at the child’s home‚ more specifically‚ in Santa Clara California‚ and in the Living room‚ of their two bedrooms‚ and 1 bathroom home. They currently live in a transitional housing program for teenage mothers run by Wilson center. Describing
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