Child Observation Essay

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Observation #2 Preschooler (3-5yr old) Abstract The purpose of this report was to give details about the observation of a preschooler at the age of four. Giving details about the observation with examples of what was seen and heard during the time observing. Listing behaviors, meanings, and reasons behind these behaviors drawn from readings in selected chapters. List and describe things learned while observing and what learned objectives meant to the observer. Keywords: Behaviors, Detailed observations, Knowledge Observation #2 Preschooler (3-5yr old) On October 14th 2013 at approximately 7:00pm at an adult friend’s house I observed a preschool male at the age of 4. The psychosocial stage of this child was Erickson’s Initiative versus guilt (Phallic) stage. After greetings were exchanged I settle in to the living room where the child had already been playing with some toys. The living room was occupied at this time by the child and me only. The parents knew why I was there and we agreed they would just go about with normal activities. After a couple of minutes I sat down on the floor and starting playing with the child. He was playing with some Thomas the Train cars and I joined in helping him push the train cars along. Detailed observations One of the first detailed examples of what I observed was the child leave the living room to join his father in a room with a pool table. Following the child I first observed him walk up to the table and try to grab some of the pool balls. His father stopped playing and grabbed a chair for the child and proceeded to show him how to use a pool stick to hit the balls on the table. After many unsuccessful attempts at showing him the father seemed to get a little upset and placed the child off the chair and continued his own game. The child began walking around the house as though he was looking for something or someone.
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