Child Observation Report Christine N. Sprinkle Weatherford College Abstract I observed my niece while she played with her friends at daycare. I did this to observe how she acted. I talk about Erik Erikson’s third stage in psychosocial theory. The third stage is the initiative versus guilt‚ which is to develop the ability to try new things and to handle behavior. The age group of this theory focuses on three through six year olds. My niece is six‚ so she fits in this category. I explained her
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Conrado Valido Professor Sandra Soucie Life Span and Development 10th of November 2012 Observation Journal #1 I observed two children who were about two and half years old. They were playing around in a Children’s Room in a public library. It seems like these two kids are somehow related. I talked to the person who was with them and just watching them if it was all right to observe and she said it was fine. The children seem to be healthy kids‚ just playing around with the toys just lying around
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Play Observation Play Observation While observing Gabriel for a period of one week‚ there were many concerns in his interactions with others and the difficulty he seemed to have making new friends. Many of the other children in class did not seem to accept his high energy and would have rather not played with him. When Gabriel tried to join a group of children‚ some children would welcome him‚ but ignore him and other children would verbally let him know that they did not want to play with him
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organization? What type of activities and materials were available to the children? what were the adults doing? The first observation I did was at my friends house. Alishaba was coming over on sunday. the house itself was pretty big but since no kids lived there it was pretty boring if I look at it from a kid’s point of view. the sitting room where this observation took place was attached to the kitchen so we are all sitting on the sofa (me‚ my friend‚ and his dad.) and my friend’s mom was
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factors. According to Webster’s dictionary the word play means‚ activities done for fun or enjoyment. (Merriam-Webster) Play is important to young children and their exploration. Free play is a monitored activity‚ which is a special interest of child. When an infant and toddler
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Observation One I reached the home of my observation subject‚ Boo‚ on Wednesday‚ July 17‚ 2013 at 7:15 pm. The screen door was open. When I rang the doorbell I heard Boo say‚ “Who is it?” She ran to the door and said “Hi.” I spend 45 minutes observing her behavior at her home. Boo weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long at birth. Her mother approximates her gestational age was 37 weeks. Boo now weighs 27 pounds‚ almost quadrupling her birth weight‚ the norm for children her age
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teenage years and isn’t fully mature until age 25. One 16-year-old’s brain might be more developed than another 18-year-old’s‚ just as a younger teen might be taller than an older one. But evidence is mounting that a 16-year-old’s brain is generally far less developed than those of teens just a little older. The research seems to help explain why 16-year-old drivers crash at far higher rates than older teens. The studies have convinced a growing number of safety experts that 16-year-olds are too
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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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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
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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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