Observation of a 5 ½-year old boy at the school playground Psychology 2103 – Human Growth and Development Summer 2014 Observational Paper INTRODUCTION Wayne is a five and a half year old boy in kindergarten‚ who will turn six in July. He is the youngest child in his class; most of his peers already turned six during the school year. He is about average height for his age and thin‚ with brown hair and eyes. He has a happy temperament and positive disposition; he demonstrates secure
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Attachment Observation I observed a 27 month old boy at the a day care center. There were 20 other students present during my observation. I observed this child for approximately one hour in the morning and thirty minutes later in the day. During both of the times I was observing the child he had several crying spells. He would not play with the other children. When the class went outside he wanted to stay next to the caregiver and not interact with the other children. When the other toddlers
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younger who was interacting with his father in the park. The child was riding the toddler swing and asks his father to push harder and said‚ "hiyer‚ dabby! hiyer!" (higher‚ daddy! higher) He kept asking his father to push harder for about 30 seconds‚ then I could realized he became bored. He raised his both arms toward his father‚ signaling he wants to get down. The father stopped the swing and pulled him out of the toddler swings. After the little boy got out of the swing then pointed at the jungle
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The child that caught my attention was a 24-month-old‚ curly haired boy. I was not able to get the toddlers name so I will mention him as Maxell. Maxell was smaller than the rest of the children. Even though he was one of the smallest children in the class. Maxell looked healthy and of average weight‚ not too skinny nor too fat. In addition‚ Maxell was quite interested in his surroundings. What I noted when I first stepped in the playground was that he was really interested in the butterfly that
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Child Observations Observation 1: Physical Development Background information: Age Group: 0-1 year Observation Number: 001 Date: 25/01/2013 Method Used: Checklist Media Used: Pen and paper Time Started: 13:10 Time Finished:
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Mersadie Root ECE 2‚ Anecdotal Observation 09/09/13 Keira‚ age 6‚ Crosscreek Malibu Country Mart Playground‚ 2-2:30 p.m.‚September 9th. Observation Site: Malibu Country Mart Playground. The playground is set in the center of an outdoor shopping mall‚ It consists of 4 play structures total. Two swing sets with 6 seats at each end of the playground. One swingset is equiped with infant seats and the other with regular seats‚ A play center with 2 slides‚ ramps to climb‚ and sections to play inside
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infants and toddlers‚ 3 to 36 months old Observing this toddler has taught me many things. I was able to learn about the different forms of child development and what it looks like. One of the major forms of child development is physical. The child experiences major child development during the first two years of life. During this time the child experiences gross-motor development. The skills obtained from these developments are the ability to run‚ jump‚ catch etc. During the observation of the infant
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On November 6th‚ I observed a four year-old boy at the UCI Early Childhood Education Center. My observation starts at 4:10pm‚ and it lasts for thirty minutes. At the time I did the observation‚ all of the children woke up from the nap time and started to play outside of the classroom. The playground is at least seventy-five square feet‚ and it has many play stations for children. Three classrooms share the same outside playground‚ and the age groups of those children are from three years old to five
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table 5.2‚ the Age Norms for Motor Skills in Berger‚ p. 153‚ for his age of 15.5 months‚ 90% of all babies master the skill of walking. Beside being able to walk‚ just like the majority of infants at his age (from 1-2 years old)‚ Ali is quite a toddler‚ for the characteristic way they move their bodies‚ toddling from side to side. (Berger‚ p. 151). Still toddling but Ali obviously belongs to the upper half of the population in mastering his gross motorskill since he is also able to walk backward
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Prof. Banks English Comp. 1 09/13/14 Summary Response Essay on “Toddlers in Tiaras” The article “Toddlers in Tiaras” was written by Skip Hollandsworth which appeared in Good Housekeeping on August 2011. Hollandsworth’s report is used as an argument to persuade the readers to have a negative view on childrens’ beauty pageants. He wrote this article in response to the TLC series of “Toddlers and Tiaras” and the negative effects it has on children and adults. This article
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