Observing a Child in Middle Childhood

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Observation #3 –Exploring the world with a Child in Middle Childhood 1. Describe the child including your relationship with him, include age, sex, birth date, and general information about the setting where the visit took place. I observed Ronit at ABK Karate class The observation took place on Thursday, January 17th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Ronit is the youngest son of my neighbors. He was born March 11, 2005 and hence is just about 3 months shy of his 8th birthday. Ronit has been attending the ABK Karate class for the last 6 months and is currently an Orange 1 belt in karate. The Karate class is in a studio that accommodates a maximum of 18 students. His class had a mix of Orange 1 belt students and white belt students. White belt students are new to karate and hence white is the lowest color belt in karate. His class has a mix of boys and girls. 2. Describe the child’s appearance, is the child’s development (physical, emotional/ social, cognitive and language consistent with typically developing children his age? Physical - Ronit is in middle childhood because he is between the ages of 6 and 11. He has black hair, brown eyes and medium toned skin. He is 4 feet tall and weighs 45Lbs. Ronit is wearing a blue karate uniform. Both the top and bottom are blue and he is wearing an orange karate belt around his waist to signify the karate level he is currently in. He is also carrying a black ‘sword’. The sword is a stick that is used to learn some defensive stances in karate. He is wearing flip flops on his feet. He is also carrying white hand guards. Per the center for disease control Ronit’s height and weight fall into the is in the 20th and 6th Percentile respectively. Emotional/Social – Right after the class I asked Ronit if he enjoyed the class, he replied ‘yes I am getting pretty good at it.’ This shows me Ronit’s

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