A Child Case Study Report

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The child that I did my child case study report on is named Malachi. Malachi is two and half years old. His height is 29 inches, and his weight 26 pounds. This is around the average weight for a child his age. He has curly and short black hair that he gets from his mother. He has round brown eyes and a short nose that he gets his from his dad. He is a very physically active child. He is physically developing well for his age. He can be social at times, but most of the time he shake or nods his head. I believe he does this because he does not have the time to interact with other people at home besides his mother and occasionally his father. He tends to be on the social side, despite his activeness. He does not have many hobbies, but he does enjoy riding his plastic toy truck. He also has this plastic ring of keys that he carries around with him constantly. When he by himself, he will just count his keys. From my observation. He does this to keep himself occupied because no one is physically watching him. His family has a dog named Lines that he likes to play with all the time. I think the reason he attaches himself to the dog is because the dog is on his level. The dog will let him climb on him, pull his ears and tail, and pounce on him. The dog is so carefree around Malachi that I believe Lines makes Malachi want to interact with him because he can do whatever he desires and there is no consequence. His family composition consist of his mother who works during the day so he is in daycare majority of the week. This affects Malachi tremendously. With him being in daycare majority of the week, he is not getting the proper amount of attention from his mother. When she does come home after picking him up from daycare, she feeds him, ...

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...might have the same issues he is facing now. I know that seeing this first hand will cause me to be more cautious and analyze my students better. I will do my best to be a structured, yet caring teacher at the same time. I know that no matter where I teach, there will be cultural influences and each of my students will be different. I will have to understand where they are coming from and how to fit all their needs to the best of my ability. I know that some of my students might not have a parent(s) active in their life which causes them to have some behavior problems just like Malachi. I have to approach their behavioral issues in a calming manner just like Malachi’s mother. I also know that as a teacher, I will face many of the issues, some in my control, while others, not so much. I know that when I am teaching, I will be reminded of Malachi and this case study.

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