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Child development is an amazing thing to watch in the way that children interact with one another and how they perceive the world that surrounds. While doing our research of child development we began to observe a group of kids ranging the ages 1 – 12. During these observations we noticed traits such as attachment, comfort, and love. Through the following examples we will proceed to observe development in our environment and explain its relativity to the text Observation #1 I observed a set of dizygotic or fraternal twins, Antonio and James, that had walked in, which were both males. I noticed that they were attached to their mother, which I had considered “normal” when thinking back to when my 15 year old daughter was that age. Even now she is like that when she comes into contact with strangers. Finally when Antonio and James received an invitation to come play, Antonia stood holding onto his mother’s leg when James only stood a few inches away. Their mother urged the two twins to go and join the others, but they were both reluctant, when finally James took that first step to warm up to the others and went over to pick up a toy, at which point Antonio followed close behind. When I asked their mother if they were always like that she replied that they were, whether or not she was in the room or somewhere near. Although it appeared the twins were warming up, Antonio kept getting up to see where his mother was. In addition to knowing of her whereabouts he needed to go over and touch her before going back to join the other children. It appeared as though he had no peace while playing because of his constant worry about where his mother was; he had to know where she was at all times in order to go back to playing for a while. James on the other hand was not like this. James would check on her from where he was sitting but did not get up as much as his twin. All of the children continued playing with each other and with the toys that were on the floor. As like the other children both twins sat on the floor playing with a toy of their own liking; Antonio was facing one direction and James another. After a few minutes, all of the kids began to play with the twins when they both began to get aggressive towards the others. Everything was fine when they played by themselves but once the other kids began to play with them Antonio and James began to show aggressive ... ... middle of paper ... ...role-confusion”(Boeree, 1997) which may help to show that many children these days are growing up and maturing faster than they did in Erikson’s day. This can also be seen in both girls next door. The youngest one just turned 13 and got her first “real” boyfriend. They just sit out side and look at each other. This is kind of funny to see, because they do not talk, they just stare. While her older sister and her boyfriend are always looking to sneak off and hide, or come over and jump on the trampoline where her parents can not see them. Freud called this stage the Genital Stage, where everything revolves around sex, and sexual desire (About, Inc. (PRIMEDIA), 2004). In conclusion, life as we know it can be by the book or not. We have been assigned a task to provide examples of how children act and react throughout the growing process. Still, we must keep in mind that everyone is different, much like a snowflake. Later on in their lives, these children will realize they have a choice of who they want to be. To me, there is no “by the book” method for that. The younger years are much more easier to predict because of factors like a lack of independence or even a lack of knowledge.
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The main purpose of the studies is to show the close relationship and bond that a child has between itself and something else. Researchers wanted to explain that a child can become accustomed to a particular surrounding in which they get attached to and may cause their attitude to change when the object is tampered with. The study refers to infants interacting with other humans, objects, or even in different situations and surroundings.
In the meantime, Acesius played with toy cars by himself. When Acesius threw toy across the room, the mother reminded him to stay calm. She acknowledged when her son tried to call for her attention and asked her to play with him. Acesius picked up stuffed animals and tossed them in the air while calling his mother, “Hey mommy, look.” When the mother finished the puzzle, Acesius paused playing to check out. Acesius got on top of the folded gymnastic mat then jumped off. Without looking at her son, the mother asked him to stop. Destiny stayed close to her mother and rested her forehead on her mother’s belly. Stroking Destiny’s hair, the mother tried to console her. Destiny looked down and refused to play. The mother explained to this worker that Destiny behaved in the same manner every time visit was about to end. At 5:00 P.M., the mother suggested that the children should help her to clean up. Destiny, immediately, frowned and stated that she did not want to leave. The mother pulled her daughter into her arms and cuddled her. After cleaning up, the mother escorted her children to the parking lot. While carrying Destiny, she pushed her bike and walked upstairs.
The environment I observed seemed to be very put together and organized. The staff responsible for each age group all had great communication with each other. They had great communication with the parents also. They kept a chart of each individual everyday keeping track of when they ate and if they had any positive/negative occurrences. For infants, they also keep track of when they were changed. The room I first observed was very inviting. The teachers had good attitudes, and they really seemed to care for the kids. The room had soft mats on the floor to help cushion the fall if the infants fell. The teachers were very aware of the what the kids were doing at all times to make sure they did not get into anything they were not supposed to. I loved how the staff interacted with the kids. They would sing and make train noises to them while changing them.
When she and her Ma got home, it was almost dark outside. Frances saw something suspicious, her brother(Mike), shouldn’t be out at this time. Once they got inside, Frances and her mother tucked in all the children and went to bed themselves. Frances was still wondering about Mike, “What was he doing?” She fell asleep falling wiry of her younger brother. When she up, they had breakfast, and headed to their jobs. Frances was still wondering what Mike had done. “Was he stealing? No, their Da(father) had taught them better than that before he fell ill and died. She had never seen her mother cry until then.
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In example, according to the Euro-Western view, adolescence is characterised by the interaction between the individual’s biological development and the demands requested by the industrial and post-industrial societies. Although adolescence is globally referred to as the period in life that groups individuals from 12 to 18 years, each individual’s development varies within different countries and cultures. According to the Euro-Western world, adolescence is a time in life that is characterised by experimentation, fun as well as personal growth that will later lead the individual to become a full adult. However, not every young individual experiences this positive and fun side of this life stage. In fact, adolescence is characterised by the hormonal changes that occur during puberty, which are argued to influence adolescents’ behaviour. Hall (cited in Drewery and Claiborne, 2010) argued that due to the effects caused by puberty, young individuals often experience tension, conflicts with their parents and peers, as well as critical mood changes. In line with Hall, Freud (cited in Drewery and Claiborne, 2010) argues that adolescence is a life stage in which it is hard to maintain a steady equilibrium. For these reasons, adolescence can still be considered a “problematic” stage in life, yet it is not necessary true that these conflicts are triggered by biological changes (Drewery and Claiborne,
...an and his mother converge. As she lays prone on the ground, Julian is extremely distraught and saddened, realizing that he loves her and will miss her greatly. It may have taken a sudden tragedy, but Julian’s love for his mother emerges, and he converges with, and becomes closer to, his mother more than any other time within the story.
The school that I visited was new. It was the first year of the school opening. The school board had combined two schools into one, so the students had to adjust to their new environments and new individuals. They seemed to be getting along well with each other. Since the school is new the teacher has to adjust to new problems that araise. Times for the subjects and times for using the computer labs change. So the teacher must always be fixable for anything. In this observation of this classroom I learned about the enjoyment of teaching. How you have to adapt to each of the students.
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