Practicum # 5 Physical changes A few of the physical changes I have noticed in the children are many. Some of those include cooing, standing, and walking. The first incident was when the first child arrived in the morning. After mom left O, the caregiver placed her on the floor and was talking to her, the child cooed back and was laughing. I never heard O laugh before, also when the caregiver placed her on the floor O was reaching for toys and bending her body almost in half as she reached for the farthest toys away from her, then she sat up effortlessly. O was not doing this at the beginning of my practicum, she could not bend and reach for the toys. The next child I observed was standing holding on. B was using one hand to hold onto the furniture and then he would let go with one hand and bend and …show more content…
However, he did prefer to use at least on hand to hold on. B was also able to go from a sitting position and reach for the furniture to stand and hold on. When I started this practicum B only sat and tried to reach for items on the floor. This physical development was very easy to discern as it is quite the milestone for him. The final physical development I observed was when G was playing with toys on top of the shelving unit. He was holding on and playing with toys and would toss the soft tools onto the floor. I was nearby and picked up a toy but held it a distance from him. He turned and reached for the toy but I held it just out of his reach. I knew this child would stand on his own and wanted to see if he’d take a step towards me. He did reach for the toy and then stepped two steps over to where I was holding the toy. He grabbed the toy and was unaware that he was standing and walking. Another caregiver was a short distance away and picked up a toy for G to walk and reach for G took about four steps and was over to the other caregiver to retrieve the toy. The caregiver was so excited and clapped and cheered for G as those were
Childhood experiences tend to stay within a person 's life, including the ones that have taught you something as valuable as courage. For me, such experience that taught me how to be courageous, as I am presently, took place when I was about the age of 8. I was traveling with my family from one continent to another to reach our desired destination: America. Before, I had lived in the same city for as long as I remembered and knew everyone around me. I knew my whole village in and out like it was at the back of my hand and was comfortable in whatever corner I went. So as one could imagine, a hometown girl, who hasn’t been exposed to any other areas besides her birthplace, planted in an immense airport, in New York City, wouldn’t result pleasantly. When we were waiting for our
In brain science today, there are four noteworthy perceived child rearing styles: legitimate, careless, lenient, and tyrant. Every one conveys diverse qualities and realizes distinctive responses in the kids which they are utilized on. It is essential to remember that each guardian tyke relationship is diverse, so there is not one beyond any doubt fire approach to child rearing. Analysts have found four sorts of child rearing styles. Actually, research has uncovered that child rearing styles can impact a tyke 's social, cognitive, and mental development, which influences kids both in the adolescence years, and as a grown-up. This is on account of kids growing through various jolts, connection, and trade, which encompass them. The way that folks
What is childhood? To some its the upbringing and quality of life given to the child within the first several years of the child's life. In its simplest form, childhood is classified as the age span which ranges from birth to adolescence. During those years of childhood, most children go through various different physical and cognitive changes. According to the famous cognitive developmental theorist Jean Piaget, in psychology, childhood consists of four separate stages of development. Those stages are sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages. The sensorimotor stage extends from both to when the child first starts to grasp the concept of language. In the pre-operational stage is when the child starts
Lots of observations were collected whilst the children were making their maps and working together to find the word treasure, so I have highlighted just a few to address the overall understandings of the findings.
Children’s development grows in developmental stages and is also contributed by their own cultural settings. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky both contributed to the understanding of children’s psychology. Piaget and Vygotsky have theories of development that I agree with. Piaget’s theory was that children go through four different stages during their development. He believed in the influence of learning from others (Woolfolk, 43). I compare my cousin Jayel to the chart that Piaget has created. According to Piaget’s Chart, Jayel is in the sensorimotor stage because he is within the age of 0-2 years old. The baby is learning through his senses of seeing, hearing and even touching. He has even begun to imitate the people around him as well. Jayel
Were you patient for your child to start doing things on its own, such as walking, talking and exploring or were you pushing your child to accomplish these things sooner? Yes, I was patient for Christine to start doing things on her own. I never push her to do anything but I did encourage her to do things I knew she was capable of doing.
Child Poverty has been an ongoing issue throughout the world for decades. The problem of child poverty affects every part of the world. Poverty has pervasive consequences that can last a lifetime. In this paper I will discuss poverty and how it impacts the lives of children and include the lasting influence of child poverty in adulthood.
Since the beginning of time, fathers have had a profound effect on their child’s development. Over the years, the norm for traditional family dynamics of having a father figure in the household has changed drastically, and so did the roles of the parents. It is not as common as it used to be to have a father or father figure in the home. In this day and age, women are more likely to raise children on their own and gain independence without the male assistance due to various reasons. The most significant learning experience and development of a person’s life takes place in their earlier years when they were children. There are many advantages when there is a mother and father combined in a
Early years setting such as Rainbows End Nursery follows a curriculum made for all early years settings therefore for the setting there are legal requirements that they have to meet. These include the requirements for young children to carry out most of their learning throughout play and play based activities. Likewise this links towards gaining knowledge from play towards their five areas of development; social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language and communication. For example filling up jugs with different measurements will allow the children to improve within their mathematics with these materials to understand concepts such as ‘full, empty, half full etc.
Suppose your 21 year old child or best friend came to you and asked the question, "How do you know if you are ready for marriage?" How would you respond? If it will help, you may interview two other people and list their answers in your paper. As you consider the factors predicting marital success, look at your own past relationships. What factors, such as background, personality characteristics, and relationship characteristics, might have predicted the quality of your relationship? Were any particular characteristics especially important for you? Why?
Being a parent comes with a lot of responsibility and difficult decision making. You always have your child's best interest at heart, but sometimes your child may disagree with the rules you have set down. That is why, I believe, the perfect parenting style is democratic. You can compromise with your child, but still have basic rules you want them to follow, without them feeling targeted or that you are being unfair. When i become a parent, I want to make sure my children have guidelines. I want them to be able to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Their health, their type of entertainment and the toys they play with are three major, broad categories that I would like to have a say in, along with their input of course.
A pediatrician is a doctor that deals with the treatment and management of a child’s injuries or sicknesses. Their patients include children from birth to the age of 21 years. Pediatricians treat many different illnesses like infections, birth defects, injuries, cancers, and diseases. Some more of their medical assistances would be a child’s diet and exercise. They are not only concerned with the physical issues at hand but also the mental problems. Some mental issues include social problems, suicidal thoughts and feelings, depression, anxiety, and developing issues. A pediatrician must have good communication skills in order to be able to make the patient feel more comfortable or if the patient has issues describing the source of the pain. Also, a pediatrician must be able to communicate well with an emotional or stressed guardian so that they can still understand what is happening with their child.
There are many different definitions of children’s literature and even varying definitions for literature and children! Before the nineteenth century, very few books were especially written for children. Since then, changing attitudes towards childhood and children’s development, along with the increased sophistication of print technology, have led to the development of children’s literature as a major industry. There is, however, no simple, straightforward definition of children’s literature that can be applied with equal validity at different times and in different contexts. Just as concepts of ‘child’, 'childhood’ and ‘literature’ have changed over time, so too have definitions of ‘children’s literature’. It is not a simple matter to define ‘childhood’ or ‘literature’. Some writers maintain that children’s literature differs from adult literature in degree only (Lukens, 1995); others (Lesnik- Oberstein, 1996) maintain that it differs in kind, that is, that the word ‘literature’ when used in the context of ‘children’s literature’ cannot necessarily be related in any straightforward way to the word ‘literature’ as used in other contexts. Thus, for example, Bottigheimer argues that children’s literature is “an important system of its own”. To complicate matters further, there are those who maintain that to be included in the category of ‘children’s literature’, writing must be of ‘good quality’. Thus, for example, Hillman would exclude from the category of ‘children’s literature’, writing that is “stodgy,” “too predictable,” or “too illogical.” Precisely how one determines whether a work meets these extremely vague criteria largely remains an open question.
The preschooler child displays a variety of physical, cognitive, and social abilities that are quite unlike any other age group. To understand this development fully one must first understand how humans come into being. All human life begins with the single interaction of sperm and ovum. This simple collision springs forth new life. One cell becomes two, two cells become four, and so on throughout the organism’s life span. The human life experience is broken down into nine periods of development. These include: the Prenatal Period ranging from conception to birth, Infancy and Toddlerhood ranging from birth to three years, Early Childhood or Preschool ranging from three to six years, Middle Childhood ranging from six to 12 years, Adolescence
Physical and motor development are two similar but different areas that describe child development. Physical development encompasses all of the various changes a child's body goes through. Those changes include height, weight, and brain development. Motor development is the development of control over the body. This control would involve developing reflexes such as blinking, large motor skills like walking, and fine motor skills like manipulating their fingers to pick up small objects like Cheerios. It is important to objectively study physical and motor development in children to gain knowledge on what characteristics are considered typical for each age and stage of development. This will enable me to be aware of when a child or children are developing at an irregular pace, and devise recommendations or find experiences and other resources that can aid in stimulating their development and to work towards closing achievement gaps. This particular assignment was to observe the selected child and reaffirm the importance of studying physical and motor development, and to develop ideas on how to involve it in my work as an early childhood professional.