For the developmental observation assignment we were asked to observe children in their naturalistic environment. For my location, I chose Chuck E. Cheese’s because I felt as though this environment is large enough for a variety of perspectives. I will also discuss what all I perceived during my hour observing and what I learned that I didn’t know before. Also, what the children did during this time, their social development, and any cognitive development that was observed. Concluding with how this information might be valuable for a social worker working with this particular population. I will begin by describing the environment that was around me. For instance, it was an open large room that was very crowded with both children and their …show more content…
This smell reminded me of my childhood and when I use to come to Chuck E. Cheese’s. The second thing I observed was the variations of age groups in the room. They appeared to be ranged from 3-10 years of age. The older children appeared to enjoy the more advanced games. Such as, the casino games, ski ball, basketball, and others in that skill level. The last thing that I detected while sitting in my booth was how they form groups when they play especially, the younger ones. My niece, for example, saw a group of little girls around her age and they just started playing with each other like they had been friends previously. This showed me how advanced their social development is at this …show more content…
After sitting there about 30 minutes, I perceived a lot of unique things happening among the younger kids in the jungle gym area. For instance, it amazed me how they used their imaginations and pretended to be pirates. I overhead a couple of boys saying that the bottom of the slides was an ocean and that the third boy was a shark. They would also make up rules while they play. For instance, one of them stood up out of the group as a leader and made up these amusing rules of how to cross the jungle gym safely. This shows you how great a child’s imagination can be. During this hour I also observed how they take care of each other. For instance, a younger child she appeared to be around 5 was trying to climb a tube and I noticed these older kids helping her up. It was interesting to see how young kids learn to help one another. Even though a lot of the kids grouped up to play I noticed a few would be quit content playing by themselves. It was neat to watch them explore the jungle gym at their own speed
Compare and contrast a child from younger age group with a child from an older age group.
The environment in which an infant is raise, has to do a lot with his/her development. I was surprise by this observation because there were different personalities. Loui was the child who interact more with the students in the classroom. Also, he was surprise of the things that he was able to do by using his gross motor skills. Charlotte imitate the behavior with the toys that were in the classroom. On the other hand, Benjamin was insecure child that needed to be near his mom/dad. I learned many things from this activity. I was able to understand the concepts because I related to the observation. This will help me in my future
In this assignment I am going to describe a child observation that I have done in a nursery for twenty minutes in a play setting. I will explain the strengths and weaknesses of naturalistic observation through the key developmental milestones based in Mary Sheridan (2005) check-list and provide a theoretical explanation to support the naturalistic observation.
To begin, my observation was at Webster Elementary School, a school placed in the city surrounded by houses and other schools. The specific classroom I am observing is full of Kindergarten students who seem to very advanced than I had imagined. The classroom walls are brick and white, but the classroom teacher Mrs. O'Brien does an amazing job keeping the space use for both an upbeat and educational vibe, especially for environmental print. Everywhere you look there are educational posters, numbers, and mental state vocabulary words, as well as, students completed work. To add, students sit in medium sized tables with 4-6 other students when they aren’t having whole group instruction on either
This semester in Child Development has helped me a great deal. I came into this class wanting to be a Child Development teacher at the high school level. I am leaving this class with the same ambition to become a Child Development teacher. I have learned so much by taking this class and I know it will all be helpful in the future once I am standing at the front of a classroom. Also, just by watching the way Mary teaches the class, I have learned things that I want to take into my own style of teaching.
The Child Development Center of College of San Mateo provides early care and educational programs for children between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. Children are divided into classrooms with a “master” teacher, a “regular” teacher, and two or three “associate” teachers. Klara attended Classroom, “A,” a stimulating and well-resourced classroom. Klara was observed for two hours on Monday from 9 am to 11 am and for two hours on Wednesday from 9 am to 11 am. During these two hours, classroom activities consisted of “free time,” “story time,” and an outside “play time.” A “master” teacher, a “regular” teacher, and two “associate” teachers were present during observations. Additionally, a total of eighteen children were in attendance during the observed days.
The study of children and their development is a new interdisciplinary field unifying research from sociology, anthropology, development psychology, law, and healthcare. Childhood studies emerged from the universal need to understand children’s development, their susceptibility to external factors, and what it means to be a child from the child 's perspective. Children differ depending on many factors, such as place, time, social status, religion, and tradition, and each of these aspects
Children are complex, and the way a child develops differs from individual to individual. The study of children is a field that researchers, scientists, theorists and educators have been exploring for decades. CHYS 1F90 studies the foundations of childhood development and allows the students to look at the way children develop through multiple lenses. Many conclusions have been drawn, observing how, when and why children develop the way they do. Jerry and Samantha are both grade one students who are unrelated. Although these two students are both the same age, they are different on a variety of accounts. Jerry is a shy and introverted boy who quickly becomes uncomfortable while talking to adults, teachers and peers, contrariwise Samantha is immensely confident and demonstrates extroversion around others. After analyzing both Jerry and Samantha through a biological, learning theorist and psychoanalytical lens, the reasons for the first-graders differences are clear. Depending on the lens in which an individual looks through when analyzing the development of children, interesting and intriguing conclusions can be drawn regarding the broad topic of understanding how children develop.
Early childhood is considered the most important developmental phase throughout the lifespan. In early childhood, the physical, cognitive, language and psychosocial domains of development are equally important (WHO). For these reasons, the observer would analyze normal growth and development in early childhood using various development theories in this observation paper. For observing the subject’s behaviors and social interaction with others, the observer went to one of his Jewish friends’ house to have dinner on Passover holiday, one of the best known Jewish holidays for seven-days. The house has two floors and a grass garden.
For 12 weeks I observed a young pre-schooler Child C aged 31/2 years old, through my account I would give an observer’s view of Child C, three theories peculiar to Child C and my the emotions evoked in me as an observer. My observation assisted in my understanding of the changes in Child C as the week progressed over the 12 weeks.
Child psychology, also known as child development, is the study of psychological growth of children; how these mechanisms develop from infancy to adolescence and why they deviate from one child to the next. Child development is associated with biological, psychological, and emotional diversity that occur in humans. Although there is a different advancement for each child, these developmental changes may be greatly determined by genetic factors and experience during prenatal life. The early years of a child’s life are very important for his or her health and development. Parents, health professionals, educators, and others can work together as partners to help children grow up to reach their full potential.
... view of the kids. Just like the other group I allowed the kids to feel comfortable in the room by playing in a small group. When it was time for the parents to leave I gave them the same instructions on how to leave and when to return. Group twos reaction was completely different from the first. they too noticed the fact that their parents weren't around but instead of crying they each at different times grabbed their respective lovies and continued to play.
What I learned during the observation is that have a good layout and a good environment setting children are more willing learn and play with the children around them. They need to feel that they are apart of the classroom. That is part of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need. You environment the classroom need to make children feel safe because if they don’t feel safe they are always going to be on high alert and not pay attached to what going on they are also not going to play or do anything in the classroom. Having the right environment makes it easy for children to explore and learn everything they need have those center or station is not just their for children to have fun and play that because while they are playing and have fun they are learning.
Child development and growth observation can be quite fascinating considering the uniqueness of each child. As children grow, they normally develop and acquire new skills whether complex or not. The abilities experienced by each child progresses differently that is it depends on the nurturing given by the parent or guardian and on the characteristics that they inherit. Proper development and growth of the child occurs when basic needs are provided by the reliable adult guardians, including such things as love, food, encouragement, shelter and warmth. The essay evaluates child development and growth through observation conducted by myself on my nephew. The essay will include physical development, general health, emotional development,
U.S Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Retrieved from Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/ecdh/eecd/Domains%20of%20Child%20Development/Social%20and%20Emotional%20Development