Childhood Observation

On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 1500 hours I was dispatched to 119 S. Main St. for an assault in progress. Schuylkill County Communications (COUNTY) advised me it is being reported that a male is assaulting two females out in the street. COUNTY advised me that screaming and yelling can be heard in the background on the telephone.

Child A, is sitting in his chair drawing a picture in his journal. He looks up at stares at the child across from him at his table for almost a minute.

It was 9:45am on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015: The children were taking part in an art activity. On the piece of paper, each child had a drawn out bubble lettered number one. They were given each given four popsicle sticks and a small pile of glue. The teacher instructed them to use the paint brush to spread the glue out inside the number one and then place the popsicle sticks on top.

I will be observing a seven-year-old child for my project. What I have learned from being a parent and watching my kids as they grow up the social emotional, physical and intellectual changes that occur in children between birth and the end of adolescence are that they all progress at individual intervals from dependency to increasing individualism. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are usually included as part of the built in parenting skills we all possess. When children are born they have no sense of fear but quickly develop a fear of what

I hope everyone has had their breakfast/brunch/lunch before reading what I am about to type. Otherwise, it might ruin your appetite.

When I worked as a Paralegal, after retiring, the court appointed us to a woman that had an infant and was pregnant with another. The neighbors had called the Sheriff's Department because an infant was screaming from this woman's house and when they looked through the front door, when no one answered them knocking, they saw three adults sprawled out over furniture and the floor not moving. The SD entered the residence and all three were passed out from, what they believed was, drugs and alcohol. They had EMS check out the adults, while the SD searched for the infant that had gone quiet. They found the child on the floor next to the bed, she had a bump on her head, and they assumed she rolled off the bed. EMS checked the infant and she

By the time one individual reaches adulthood one has reached a complete level of understanding about how the world works though different stages and experiences. A person accumulates all this useful knowledge through the process of cognitive development, starting ever since we are given birth and developing until the day we are six feet underground. Though the stages of cognitive development, children develop the sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years, the preoperational stage (2-7 years), the concrete operational stage (7-11), the formal operational stage (adolescence- adulthood). (Berk 228-258), The observation paper will be based on an observation conducted to two kids. One kid is between age of 3-5 years old and the other one is between 7-9

The sun is out. It is a gorgeous spring day in the desert. There are sounds of children laughing at the swing set, and dogs lapping at water nearby. The smell of the burgers on the grill makes my mouth water as I approach the park bench. I set down the neatly wrapped gift that will soon be torn apart by an eager child. I approach the group of friends laughing as I am greeted with a warm hug. For my observation, I attended a one-year-old birthday party on Saturday, April 23rd from 10 am to 1 pm at Luckie Park. I observed several people at different life stages that I will discuss. Infancy stage was represented through Liam at three months, and Johnny at one year. Lilian, seven years old, is in the childhood stage. I observed Erin as the young

She presented with anxiety, worry, fear, and depressed mood. She reported that one of her uncles went missing in Mexico. She indicated that it is likely that he was abducted. However, she stated that she does not know why he became a victim. She reported that she and her family do not know his whereabouts and that they fear for their own safety. She indicated that she has been having a difficulty getting enough sleep for the last few days. She reported waking up early in the morning likely due to her worry about the uncle.

The topic I decided to observe is lack of focus in younger children. My observation was done at the Violet Elementary baseball field on May 4th. The practice was for a travel baseball team of boys at around the ages of 8 and 9.

Overall, my movement stations were successful and helped me identify the motor skills of the children I worked with. My first movement station dealt with simple movement tasks such as hopping, balancing, marching, and leaping. My goal was to assess the children to identify their basic ability level. By doing this, I was able to accommodate their needs in my other movement stations. This movement station made me realize that I should have completed it with fewer children because it was slightly chaotic. The children lost focus and were all trying to get my attention. Therefore, I completed my second movement station by working with groups of four to six children. I also incorporated a carnival theme into my second movement stations so the children

At 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, I had a chance to conduct an interview with Dr. Isabella Jenkins. Dr. Isabella Jenkins is a Professor, Curriculum and Instruction at Education Department at Clark Atlanta University. She has been enrolled to many different schools around the U.S., so she has enough experiences to tell us about the U.S. schools earlier and today.

The park is welcoming, sprawling, open, and not especially crowded in the bright but gray midday sunlight. It is on a suburban street so there isn’t much noise pollution beyond the cars on the moderately busy street on one side. The horizon is hidden by tall trees and 70’s style houses in every direction. It is overcast, cool, windy but only slightly. The air smells as though it might rain this evening.

Emilia and Ryan's mother (Stacey) spanked them with a metal cord. The metal is at the end of the cord (a prong). Emilia is spanked with she gets a yellow at school (is a chart used to measure your behavior at school). The yellow means a warning. Emilia gets a yellow often. Emilia told her friend (unknown) at school that Stacey spanked her with the metal cord. The friend told her mother (unknown) about Stacey spanking Emilia. The friend's mother contacted the school and reported what had happened. Emilia has no bruise or mark. Ryan was not questioned. Stacey makes Emilia stands in the corner for three hours when she gets in troubles. Emilia was questioned about getting a spanking. Emilia stated that: "Her mother told me not

Through out the observation both children were moving from place to place. The little girl would grab one toy then go find another one. She would play one type of activity then go back to building blocks. She would stack blocks and connect the rail road tracks for the train. For approximately 3 minutes or more the girl would stay fully engaged trying connecting the railroad tracks. She would forget that she was in a room full of other toys, for a moment I possibly thought she could be autistic because she was able to stay focused on one activity for a long period of time and not engage other children. Her fine motor skills were adequate for her age she was able to hold objects in her hand. While she was fascinated in putting together the railroad