Meree's Home Babysitting Case Study Summary

Case Study of Nolan

Nolan is a well-behaved, athletic 3-year-old boy. He has been attending Becky’s Home Babysitting for two years now. Next year he will be attending preschool next fall. Nolan is the youngest of three brothers who live with both of their parents in a small town. I chose Nolan because I have had plenty of opportunities to be around him as he has grown up.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Characteristics: Nolan is one of the shortest people compared to the other kids around his age. He is about 2 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 30 pounds. His body is proportioned well; he looks like an athlete with a little extra ‘meat’ on him. He has great posture along with this.

Motor Coordination: Nolan has done well in developing his large and small muscle skills, but has room for improvement. He is a great

The other day, he asked his mom why she uses the oven and he then learned that it is used to cook food.

Self-Concept: Nolan understands that he is capable of learning, but at the age he is at, he thinks he can get away with acting silly and goofing off instead of doing the activities to learn more with the group at daycare.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Interaction with Children at Home, School and Neighborhood: Nolan gets along with his two older brothers wonderfully. Carter is 7, Landon is 5, together they get along great. Nolan gets along well with basically anyone as long as they are not mean to him. Nolan also likes to be rough sometimes, so other boys are rough along with him.

Ability to Share and Take Turns: Nolan always takes turns and shares whatever he is playing with. He does not like to share the iPad whenever he has it, because he wants it to himself.

How do Children see this Child? How do Adults: Nolan is well liked by everyone at the daycare, his best friend is definitely Jacob, they are always attached at the hip when they are