Lucymar Dominguez HMNS-2100 Child Development Infant Observation Observation Date: 10/6/2014 Center: Connecting for Children & Families Head Teacher: Jillian Pare 1. Observed Child On Monday, October 6, I had a chance to observe carefully an infant for about an hour at Connecting for Children & Families. The infant, Manuel Ortiz is a healthy, playful boy, but he also seems to be very quiet. Manuel appears to be Hispanic. He is 18 months old, 32" tall and weighs about 24 lbs with black hair, dark brown eyes and tanned skin.
INFANT OBSERVATION PAPER Methods Subject: The child on this observation is a 23-month-old male of European-American ethnicity, named Jesse. Jesse was born on July 26th, 2011. He is white, and has blue eyes, blond dark hair and cute pink chubby cheeks. Jesse is a very happy little boy. Jesse lives in Los Angeles and currently resides with his mother, father and 5-year-old brother.
Unit 4(P1) - describe physical intellectual emotional and social development for each of the life stages of your chosen celebrity. Malcolm X Malcolm X was born in University Hospital in 1925; Malcolm was a perfectly fine baby and had no problems throughout birth and soon after birth. Malcolm rapidly started to develop his features some of these later stayed with him during his life. Malcolm was enrolled in Pleasant Grove Elementary School (nursery) and received a good education and had no problems throughout school regarding behaviour or intellectual skill. Before the age of 4 years old Malcolm’s fathers views and beliefs caused them to relocate twice which caused Malcolm difficulty regarding school as he had to join multiple of different schools.
After playing in several local and regional leagues, Gretzky advanced to play junior hockey with the Sault Sainte Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, a developmental league for young players. During the 1977-78 season with the Greyhounds he compiled 182 points, with 70 goals and 112 assists in 64 games. After years of building a legacy and setting records in different uniforms was a common theme for “The great one”. Many days and countless hours and hard work led to Wayne’s success. Wayne Gretzky started skating at just three years old in the hockey rink his father built in their back yard.
The center’s lead teachers; Sammy, Kayla, Angie, Amie, and Cloe all have their CDA’s; furthermore, Amie, Sammy, and Cloe are getting their Associates in Early Childhood Education. They also have assistances in the rooms depending on the number of children. All of the caregivers are required to take 12 hours of training per year. I was interested in observing Amie’s class, she had preschoolers. She, as well as all the other
The Goulding SleepTalk™ process is easy to learn, takes parents only a few minutes daily at bedtime, and it can’t be “done wrong”. It’s absolutely safe, ethical and positive. SleepTalk™ is for people who are looking for a simple, non-intrusive self-esteem and behaviour change process for children that can help parents achieve what they want most - happy children and happy families. The process is about developing a child's emotional resilience, the mind's firewall, which protects against negative suggestions; much like a firewall on a computer protects it from outside interference and damage.
Assignment 4 Nov 21, 2011 Introduction As Stuart Brown emphasizes in his book “Play” (2010), play is a catalyst in the process of growing up and living a productive, healthy life. Play ingrains subjects into the memory of children, enabling them to retain important lessons learned through it. Children are more prone to learn when they are engaged in an activity that is fun and entertaining, moreover our goals as parents should be to help and encourage them to become autonomous. Through the avenue of play, children are able to discover their own vital talents and knowledge of their authentic self. Observation November 6th 2011, I observed two boys playing for a short period of time.
Observing children was very interesting experience. It was important to understand how different children view concepts than adult. I observed a Pre-K class in la petite academy on July 02, 2010 and that observation was rewarding experience because I could see different behavior and reaction of children and how each person reacts differently to certain behaviors. According to Eggen and Kauchak, “students get a feeling about whether or not their classroom is a desirable place to learn.” Children were safe and secured this was shown by their way to express themselves and self-esteem. A strong sense of attachment and belonging was shown in that Pre-K class between the teacher Miss Samantha and her children.
When he was 3 years old, my child enjoyed fantasy play and tended to enact scenes with his toy animals and cartoon figures. My partner and I joined in when asked, and had a good time with him making up little dramas involving the plastic figures. Make-believe play not only reflects but also contributes to children’s cognitive and social skills. This kind of play increases sociodramatic play with others, draw more attention to an activity, and become more cooperative. When my child was 4 years old, my partner and I tried to expose him to all types of activities, regardless of gender-appropriateness.
Infant Perception Why do babies love to stare at me? Having worked at a daycare for many months, and being a person that loves to play with and be around small children, I have spent hours and hours around infants, toddlers, and older children. While I do love playing with the older kids, I especially love when I am at work and I am assigned to the “baby room.” What could be more fun than hanging out with infants ages 6 weeks to 18 months—especially when these infants seem to be completely and entirely fascinated with me! The baby room is filled with lots of toys designed specifically for infants. One wall of the room is lined entirely with mirrors, which babies tend to love to look at, even though most of them do not recognize that the image in the mirror is a reflection of them.