Introduction: As I raise my Virtual Child I have noticed major changes in her development. Some changes are due to physical developmental others are changes due to environmental changes for her. I am pleased with Joanna’s development as she is developing in the normal range. Developmental Milestones: Joanna of 19 months old was above age-norms for some motor skills such as building a block tower. She performed well in spatial skills tasks such as copying shapes, coloring within the lines and solving picture puzzles. Joanna was average for gross motor development. By age 2½ Joanna varied in her gross motor skills. For example, she was slightly below average for climbing and was slightly above average for throwing and catching a ball. Joanna’s …show more content…
The first stage happens during infancy the development challenge in this stage is whether the child will develop a basic relationship with the caregiver or the child learns to mistrust others. The second stage occurs during toddlerhood. This development challenge is if the child is making their own decisions will it lead to a healthy sense of autonomy or if the child is punished then the child experiences shame and doubt (Arnett, pg 22). Joanna has successfully went through the first two stages. She developed a secure attachment with both of her parents. She also successfully completed potty training therefore developing a sense of …show more content…
Children learn through interactions with others also assistance is needed to learn what they need to learn (Arnett, pg 192). An adult to guide the child is very important to assist the learning process for the child therefore the childcare provider would need to be hands-on with the kids in the daycare. Piaget’ theory of cognitive development is important to incorporate in a childcare setting. The childcare providers will allow the child to explore their surroundings but at the same time provide them with a safe environment. It’s important for children to interact with other to learn social skills. It’s essential to have a role model figure to help guide the child to learn the correct way of things. It’s important to develop cognitive skills to have a normal development so when the child starts school they will be at their age level of cognitive development with the other children and not have to feel different. Conclusion: Joanna is 30 months and has shown major developmental changes I am excited to witness more developmental changes as she grows. Seen she is interacting with more people now, her environment will be a major influence. However seen she is still young I pick her
The purpose of this assignment is to answer the three posed questions in regards to my Virtual Child, who I will refer to as Kieran though out my assignment. I will be describing changes in his exploratory or problem solving behaviors as well as analyzing his temperament. I will also summarize his developmental assessment at nineteen months old that may differ from my perception than what was assessed through his developmental examiner.
During Isaac’s, Hertenstein’s son, first year and a half of his life, Hertenstein noticed that his son would not do simple things that almost every child at that age does. Isaac was not smiling a lot, he was not babbling, and many of his motor development, as Hertenstein describes them, such as sitting up, crawling, and walking were delayed by months. Herrnstein s...
Language plays a major role in a child’s life, because some children will dialogues with themselves through how they engage with themselves or other children through imaginative play. Vygotsky explains this as how they will make up their own story and give their characters different names, and also changing the voices of each character. This helps children with their vocabulary skills, in which it will help them in the long run to name, and negative the different things that they will start to come into connect with as they get older. Language is also known as a symbolic system of communication and a cultural tool transmit play, and cultural history both play a big part in language development, and understanding the world around them. And also
Klara’s biosocial development is appropriate for her age. Gross motor development, balance, fine motor skills, personal care routines, and personal safety were reviewed in accordance to the DRDP.
I made a question regarding each stage as it applied to the child’s age. As a result of the interviews with the two different families, I concluded that their responses supported Erikson’s developmental stages. I started with Erikson’s first stage of development “ Trust vs. Mistrust (infants 0 to 1 year old)”. This is the stage were infants ask the question: Is the world a trustworthy place? During this stage, infants learn to know on whom they can rely on and based on the responses of these two families, their child most likely learned trust because the parents seem to know how to meet their child’s needs. Followed by the second stage “Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (Toddlers 2 to 3 years)”. In this stage children learn to become independent, they do things on their own rather than relaying on someone else. For the most part the two children of these particular families developed autonomy. Parents said they were patients about their child’s development, but parent 1 noted that she did push her child a little if she knew her child was could do more sooner. Regarding the third stage “Initiative vs. Guilt (Preschool, 3 to 6 years)” the children of these two families most likely to experience guilt after initiating something they knew if was not necessarily good for them. Parents from both families demonstrated to have a demanding reaction towards their child in these situations. The fourth stage “Industry (competence) vs. Inferiority” only applied to one the first family. The child of this family showed more signs of industry. Because of her mother’s reaction towards her actions, it was probably easier for the child to answer the main question in this stage: How can I be good? For example, the mother rewarded her child when got a good grade in school, this reaction will most likely let the child to develop competence and start to be doing things that make her
It is common knowledge that a parent is considered the most efficient caregiver for their children. It’s also known that with daily responsibilities of caring for a child financially, parents partake in full-time and/or part-time employment. While needing to do so, many children attend daycare/preschool facilities. Granted, it is the parent’s responsibility to cautiously select where they decide to take their children. This is because parents know that while they are away for numerous hours of the day, their children are in the hands of another care provider and that their care would have an enormous impact on their children. At a young age, a child’s social and cognitive skills are continuing to take shape and the amount of time spent in these facilities has a resilient impact on a child’s development. With proper and superior care no matter the time spent, such positive effects on a child’s development should endure in a child’s cognitive and social development. In other words, there is a great benefit of childcare/daycare attendance on a child’s development.
A newborn child’s physical and motor development is an evident progression throughout their first years and later in life. A child’s motor development is more of a slower progress, from going to gross motor skills to more fine motor skills in a few months while physical development is an apparent process. The environment affects children in their physical and motor growth, as they learn and adapt to new stimuli everyday as they develop. Separately, these developments start at different times, but function hand in hand as a child grows. Physical development is apparent at conception, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence; while motor development
It discusses how children are born with that needs to connect with individuals around them. Teachers and providers create positive relationship with children from birth through the early years. The foundation for that healthy social and emotional development because it affects her children see the world, express themselves, manages their emotions, in establishing a positive relationship with others. There were several areas of development that included social interactions that focus on the relationship that we share and include relationship with adults and peers. Emotional awareness recognized and understands your feelings and actions of other people, and self-regulation where you have that ability to express your thoughts, feelings, and behavior in a socially appropriate way. There were many tips that were listed when working with infants from talking and reading, having that warm, responsive, and consistent care, maintaining predictable routines, and getting to know each child while following their lead. The importance of supporting children and developing social skills is critical for learning, happiness, and long-term. This development begins during infancy and can be supported through simple social games, emotional role model, and imitating an infant's facial expression and sounds. The importance of social-emotional development and toddlers makes an impact in a child life when these skills are developed starting in infancy. Encouraging positive behaviors and using positive discipline practices that helped to develop the ability to make good choices as well as recognizing the confidence that is built when these behaviors are repeated. This is a process for young children to learn these behaviors always remembering that a patient response will help especially when the behaviors are
There are five ways in which Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and Vygotsky’s theory of the Zone of Proximal Development. The very first way that teachers can use these theories to teach constructively is by providing scaffolded instruction within the ZPD for their students (292). In other words, a teacher must be able to assist children in achieving a goal that may be slightly too difficult for them to reach alone. An example of this would be if a teacher had decided that her class should do an experiment on how well plants grow based on the amount of water they receive, she could challenge her students to make a hypothesis about what they think will happen. This teacher could allow her students to individually plant their seeds and then guiding her students to predict or hypothesize what they believe will happen if one plant gets more water than another. This example directly correlates with Vygotsky’s idea of ZPD because
The second stage is autonomy verses shame and doubt. This occurs from about 18 months of age to 3 years old. The basic virtue of this stage is will; can they do things on their own or do they require the help of others? Erikson believed that children around this age wanted to develop a greater sense...
...preschool years they will learn to initiate and carry out tasks based on experience or exposure to those tasks. Interactions with parents, teachers, peers, and other adults are important in a child's life. These relationships actually shape the brain and lay the foundation for later developmental outcomes, from academic performance to mental health and interpersonal skills.
The child that I selected to observe through the course of this semester is a Caucasian female. Her name is “R.” She was born on April 24, 2013. She is currently 10 months old, but will be turning one year old at the end of the semester. “R” is a child who is very active. She has an independent but outgoing personality. At this stage, she exhibits uncertainty with strangers and other people she recalls but has not physically seen in a period of time. Some of “R”'s favorite activities include tossing objects, mirroring actions and movements, music, a...
Appropriate social skills are defined by the rules and expectations of specific groups and how a person is expected to behave in particular situations. Most children learn to adapt to various social situations however some have issues with perception in different settings. According to Allen and Cowdery (2015), the following social skills should be learned during early childhood: interacting with children and adults, in and out of the home, initiating play with children, participating in group activities, listening, taking turns, working and playing independently as well as cooperatively, and using language as a social tool.
The infancy stage of development begins with the child is born, and continues until about eighteen months. During this stage a lot of growth takes place, especially physical growth. This stage of development coincides with Erikson’s stage of trust vs. mistrust.
children to develop socially and emotionally in order to create skills that will prepare them for