Child Observation Essay

Observation is very important in young children because that is how you get to know a child better. While observing how a child interacts with their peers, adults, and how they behave in different settings, you are getting to know the child without speaking to them. It may be important to observe a child but at the same time it may mislead you into being judgmental, to soon. For instance, if you observe a child misbehaving, not getting along with the other children or talking back to the teacher

behind my roommate who was working at the face painting booth that night. The location was perfect because of the high chairs at the booth gave me an easy view of the families in line and the children at the face painting station. I focused this observation on one pair of siblings, whom I will refer to as Jane (5 years old) and John (6 years old). Most children were impatiently waiting in line with their parents, including Jane and John. The two children discussed profusely what painting they wanted

Introduction For this observation project we were supposed to watch two different groups of people whose ages range from two to twenty. So we could apply our knowledge of human growth and development to test the effectiveness of current theories and research on development. For my observations I watched two different groups, group A were ages three to four and group B were ages eighteen to twenty. Group A, I observed on a warm, bright sunny Monday afternoon. I watched the children as they played

On October 16, 2017, I observed in the infant room from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.. The child I observed was a female and just turned eight months old. Indicators given by the child during the observation, show that the child is progressing at a normal developmental pace and even excelling in other areas. Through observing her, I noticed her motor skills were excelling beyond what was expected. She was pulling herself up and standing. I would often notice her attempting to walk after she was standing

Introduction: A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice, but as yet unstained. — LYMAN ABBOTT It is always difficult to understand children because they are different and complicated. With all the amusing and ambiguous characteristics of young children, we studied decades ago that in order to better understand children we should start by observing them as they play. As caregivers, it is essential for us to know our children intensely, to flow

For my observations I have observed children at a birthday party. The reason for this setting is I thought it would be appropriate to better visualize children washing their hands in the kitchen sink as oppose to going to a school. It is not possible to watch children wash their hands in any other place but a restroom at this facility. As I know school policies do not permit adults to enter or use children’s bathroom so that’s why I went to a birthday party. The date of the party was March 4, 2016

the playground and chasing by another child. She was very happy and laughing. She stop and look around for the child and start running again. The Teacher instructs them to slow down. They stop playing and look at the teacher and said “OK”. They were stinning together and try to catch the breath. After few more mininutes they start climimbing up and down the steps to the play house. Johansas friend and the child who chase her start a argument with another child Juliana. Teacher involve again to solve

process of negotiating an agreement to carry out a child observation in a school. It will explain my role as a social work student in the process of negotiating observation agreement with the school. Some of the issues considered in my negotiation were confidentiality, ethical issues and values, consent, communication, legal issues, professionalism, skill, voluntary participation of participant, contingency plan and limitations. The name of the child observed in this work will not be included for data

Upon entering the Child Study Center, I was nervous at how the children would react to me, and if the children would want to interact with me. I went during the afternoon for each of my visits so unfortunately, I was only able to interact the fours. On my first day, Oct 9, 2017, I walked into the room where the activity centers were and observed how the children were interacting with the centers they were at and the children they were playing with. After, walking around and observing the children

Autumn. I entered the facility through a door that led into a classroom. The classroom was full of bright, vibrant colors as well as many resources (toys, books) to help the children learn. Immediately after signing in, I was sent outside to choose the child I wanted to observe while they played with their peers. Autumn is a four-year-old blonde girl with blue eyes. Regarding the Cephalocaudal principle, which refers to the general pattern of physical and motor development and applies to both height and