Child Observation Essay

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Child Observation Chloe Mcgann, 2 years old; born April 15 2006. The observations took place in her playroom. After the thirty minutes of observation were completed, I was amazed by how active and responsive this toddler was to her surroundings. I watched her play the role of "mommy". She was pretending to care for her doll as a mother would for her baby. She would gently hold the doll in her hand and feed her a bottle. I found her actions were modeling secondary circular reactions I then observed her fine motor skills through her carefully holding a full glass of milk. She was trying to carefully drink the milk without spilling any of it. Her gross motor skills were evident when she would jump high on and off the couch. Chloe's cognitive traits were clearly evident when she would sing along to the tunes the "wheels on the bus". As I would sing the words she would listen and repeat my every word. Her personality seemed to be very strong when it came to following orders. When Chloe was asked to sit down and have lunch she put up a fuss, not wanting to listen. At one point I also noticed the use of holophrase. Referring to "no sleepies" for no nap time (Tomellso, 2006 The developing person through the life). Chloe has a happy carefree personality, exploring and enjoying all her surrounding. Taking an interest in all she can from songs to toys, to dance moves. Chloe’s relationship with me being a familiar face was synchrony (Barnard & amp; Martell The developing person through the life span, Bronx Community college), smooth, as I would play with her and her favorite dolls. I believe all her personality traits I encountered on this day were that of a mentally happy and healthy toddler. All her actions point out to a happy 2 year old exploring and enjoying

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