Observation Essay

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------------------------------------------------- Student Name: _____________________ Date: ___________ ------------------------------------------------- Observation 2: The Toddler (12 – 24 months) Indicate for each question the first name and age (years-months) of the toddler you are observing. Name: Jack Age: 15 months Biosocial Development 1. How does the toddler compare in height and weight to developmental norms? Consult the height and weight chart. Jack (age: 15 months) Weighs: 28 pounds. Jack is in the 85th percentile in weight according to the CDC developmental norms chart. Jack is 31 inches tall. This puts him in the 50th percentile in height according to the CDC developmental norms chart. Motor Development: (pp. 137-140) 2. Describe the physical movement involved when the toddler throws a ball, pounds a toy with a hammer or pushes or pulls a toy. When Jack throws a ball, he throws it with his right hand up slightly; approximately 2-4 inches above his head. Being that the ball was bigger than his hand, it was a bit difficult to fully grasp, so as he threw it, it was at a 45-degree angle with some control. 3. Describe how the toddler picks up toys from the floor. Indicate the type of grasp the child uses Jack used the palmar grasp to pick up objects such as blocks and squishy balls from the floor. Throughout the observation, he picked up many objects such as the peach squishy ball that he threw and blocks that he handed to his mother or put away in the bucket. 4. Describe how the toddler climbs on a chair and sits in it. To climb onto the small green chair, he first put two hands on the seat and attempted to out his right knee on the chair. Next, he moved his hands with the left on the table and the right on the top backside of his chair. Once he successfully was on the chair, he was on

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