Preschool Observation Essay

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Preschool Observation For this assignment I observed my niece who is four years and 9 months and a neighbor’s child who is also just turned four last week. I observed these children in my home. They visit regularly so I do believe that this affected their behavior as both of their parents were present. I observed them for approximately two hours. I will refer to them as child #1 and child #2 for the remainder of this paper. The observation was enjoyable to say the least. Child #1 is a very active child and she suffers from no physical or mental limitations. I observed various activities ranging from physical and motor to social and cognitive development. * She is very well behaved and has a very calm behavior. * She was able to initiate activities that would allow her to play alone. * When the child parent/parents left the room she would watch them leave but go right back to the activity she was doing. I would call this avoidant attachment. * Her language skills are very developed probably much more than the average four year old, as she is an only child and I feel more emphasis is given towards this area. * Her interaction with the other child was also age appropriate. Child #2 is a very shy and meek she suffers from no physical or mental limitations * She is also a very well behaved child but tends to be a bit jumpy * She was able to initiate activities that would allow her to play alone but she needed constant redirection to keep her focus on that activity * When the child parent/parents left the room she would search for them and would begin to melt down if she was unable to find them. This more represents anxious attachment. * Her language skills were age appropriate but was she was not as advanced as Child # 1, she is one of three children so I believe that this hindered her as her siblings talk for her and do not allow

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