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Observation I (0-2)

Yohana Mangiafico

Child Development Houston Community College

TECA 1354: Child Growth and Development

Linda Jones

February 12, 2022

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Observation I

It has been two years since Jack was born in a family of five; being a family friend and a

neighbor at the same time has given me the opportunity and ample time to interact with Jack and

his family on many occasions. A week or two do not pass without facing any physical interaction,

and maybe I am there to pass a newspaper to his dad or else chilling with his older siblings,

watching football, playing video games, and at some point, having a house party together. Through

these activities, factual observations of baby Jack such as his daily life, diet and nutrition, physical

activities around the house, health, and safety have been possible.

Both Jacks' parents commute every day to work where his dad, who is a degree holder in

engineering, is a managing director of a bottle manufacturing company, and his mother is a nurse

in the nearby community hospital. This makes it hard for jack to accompany his parents to the

places of work. Instead of leaving him with the other older siblings, which are school-going kids,

her mother decided to take him to a good daycare at the age of ten months; this only happens

during the weekdays. But on weekends, all the family members reside in their five-bedroom

palatial home. In summers, the family usually visits their grandmother, who lives alone in the east

coast of California.

It was easy to choose jack as a case study due to the following reasons. Firstly, as a

neighbor, it was simple to connect with his family given the fact that my family shares the history

of a long friendship. Secondly, jack was the only toddler around at that time in the neighborhood;

other children were more than two years old.

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Physical development

Toddlers happen to be natural and more curious to perform different activities, where

getting these physical activities for them is not as hard for them, they spend a lot of their wake

time playing with every gadget that comes on their way this in one way or the other help toddler

in developing motor skills which is the case for the jack.

These motor skills are divided into two. First, fine motor skills involve movement of the

smaller muscle group in jack's hands, fingers, and wrist. At the age of two months, jack was

holding able to hold a rattle when it was placed in his hand; seven months later, he could have one

block in two hands and shake a rattle; he also displayed the pincer grasp. Secondly, gross motor

skills which involve movements of larger muscle groups, like the arms and legs. These more

considerable skills help the child to sit up, turn over, crawl, and walk. At the age of nine months,

jack sat with a little bit of help from his older siblings while leaning on the hands, he also used to

slide on his tummy to explore, and after three weeks, he was able to crawl. At the age of one year,

jack would pull himself up to stand, and with coordination, he would make a few tentative steps

as long there was something to hold on like a coffee table.

As a mother and a nurse, jack’s mum provided a balanced diet with a wide range of

nutritious food. Further, she ensured regular wellness visits to the clinic in the development

milestone to keep track of his growth and provide proper immunizations against tuberculosis

illnesses. At the age of eighteen months, jack was taken to hospital for developmental problem

checks for autism.

In general, it takes care and love of the family to raise a toddler to learn essential concepts like

numbers and skills such as crawling, walking, and many more.

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References

Mironcika, S. de Schipper & Schouten, B. (2018, March). Smart toys design opportunities for

measuring children's fine motor skills development.

Meer, R. Boateng, Norris & Kagura, J. (2022, January). Incidence and correlates of high blood

pressure from childhood to adulthood: the Birth to Twenty study.

Department of Education Child Development Program

3214 Austin Street, Houston, TX 77004 713-718-6303 phone 713-718-6235 fax

TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development

Observation of a Child (3-5) Required Assignment

Observation Description You will observe and write a detailed description of a child as viewed by you, the researcher. You will select and report on a child in the age range of 3 – 5 years old (preschool-age). You may choose any child EXCEPT your own, for example, extended family members, neighbors, or friends. If you have any questions or concerns regarding selection of children, contact your professor. A Case Study Permission Form is required to accompany this Case Study. You will be required to have at least one parent sign the form. Your case study will NOT be graded without this form. Your observation should be written in formal academic language. Your observation report should be an objective evaluation using information gathered from direct observation. You may supplement this information with facts provided by the family or caregiver. Examples of objective reporting are: “The mother reports Jason feels more secure when he sleeps with his teddy bear,” or “The caregiver stated that Gina shares her crayons at the art table with any child who needs crayons.” The observation should NOT include subjective (opinion) statements such as: “Jason seems like a secure child,” or “Gina is the nicest girl in the room.” Be as thorough as possible with the data available to you. Include as much factual data as you can to "paint" a comprehensive picture of the child. Your observation report will have two sections, Introduction and Cognitive Development. This is what your submission will include:

 APA style title page  Observation report with two sections  APA style reference page  A Case Study Permission Form

Here are the two sections you will include in your report: Introduction Include the following descriptors: Give the child's name, age, and a brief description of physical appearance. Describe the child's environment at home and childcare/school. Including family members living in the home. Describe characteristics that identify the socioeconomic status of the child’s family. Instead of reporting income, report items such as parents’ education level, housing and neighborhood, current job, etc. Do not ask the family any personal income questions! Tell why you have chosen this child.

Cognitive Development Describe the child’s current cognitive development from your observations and other sources, such as parents, teachers, grades, etc. Include any observations about the child’s memory, attention, etc. Provide examples of the child's current language development. What evidence do you see that indicates the child understands spoken language? How does she express herself? Discuss the child’s current literacy skills (reading, composition, math, technology). *Compare the child to the norms for children this age, using two direct quotes from the textbook with in-text citations.