I observed a classroom of four-year-old students who are enrolled at the Child Development Center on the George Mason University campus. This observation lasted about fifteen minutes with a total of twelve students in the classroom. At the time of my observation the students were engaging in free playtime where they are allowed to play games‚ make crafts‚ and interact with their fellow classmates. I was seated in the corner of the classroom where the children could not easily see me or get distracted
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Bowlby’s Ethological Theory: Development of Attachment Phases Krystle Garcia Excelsior College This paper was prepared for Lifespan Development Psychology taught by Doctor Peggy Lauria. Abstract John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst who believed that mental health and behavior problems could be attributed to early childhood. This paper goes over Bowlby’s development of attachment during the first 2 years of life. This paper will be discussing the four phases of attachment which are: Pre-attachment
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Routines Arrivals and departures: Meeting the child’s needs: Helping the child to feel safe and secure and to reassure them that their parent will come back for them. Agreements with parents : Share any dietary requirements ‚ agree to any sleep pattern ‚ parent to be encouraged to develop their own departure routine . The participation of children: Child will know where to hang coat ‚ put belongings and were to go to begin the day. School / pre-school runs: Meeting the child’s needs: Time
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Effects of Media Violence The effect of media violence is a heated debate among researchers and the public. According to David Gauntlett‚ despite many decades of research and hundreds of studies‚ the connection between people’s consumption of the mass media and their subsequent behavior‚ has remained increasingly mysterious (Gauntlett). He also states that the media effects on research‚ has quite consistently taken the wrong approach to the mass media‚ its audiences‚ and society in general (Gauntlett)
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Safe : Candidate provides a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. While caring for infants and toddlers my goal is to provide a safe environment for exploration by following safety policies and procedures. Throughout the day all spaces are checked for hazards and kept free of clutter to avoid problems during an emergency. Their environment should always be inspected for choking hazards. A daily routine is maintained to ensure the indoor and outdoor play areas are free of hazardous
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EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT ON EARLY AND LATER DEVELOPMENT There is no doubt that early experience influences later development. This influence could account for individual differences in many aspects such as cognition‚ behaviour‚ social skills‚ emotional responses and personality. Some developmentalists assert that early experience guarantees long-term developmental outcomes or protects against subsequent trauma (Sroufe and Jacobvitz‚ 1989). Early experiences‚ especially emotionally or affectively charged
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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Toddler |Preschool-Aged |School-Aged | |(FHP) |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: | | |Developing Autonomy |Developing Initiative
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Bright Ideas to Make Tooth Brushing Fun for Children It is not an easy task to get kids to brush their teeth properly‚ and explaining how essential dental care is just does not seem to be a good reason for a child to give up on fun and games in favor of brushing teeth. While you understand that taking good care of your teeth and gums from a young age is necessary to prevent cavities which threaten the future of your oral health‚ kids might not be aware of the dangers of poor oral hygiene. When it
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other developmental delays. Her mother has also stressed her desire for Sara to be developmentally on track. Assessments to be considered include: the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III)‚ the Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)‚ the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS-2)‚ and the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile. The PDMS-2 would identify motor delays and help with treatment planning (___________). The Bayley-III provides measurements of cognitive‚ sensory and motor development
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My second day of clinical‚ I got the opportunity to go to Jane’s House and do physical assessments on children. I was first skeptical because I know I love working with infants and adolescents‚ but was unsure about toddlers. I learned that I absolutely love working was toddlers and brainstorming ways to get the assessment complete‚ yet remain professional. I truly think I want to work in pediatrics. Some ways I remained professional with the children was building that therapeutic communication to
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