Child Observation

My observation of a child was done with a thirteen-month-old boy by the name of Tommy. My observation was done at Tommy’s house. The house was very well kept, small and colorful. Tommy’s mother kept all of his toys in the corner of the large family room. Tommy had many toys, from a pretend kitchen set, cars, balls, to stuffed animals, and pillows. The family room was painted a light blue color, sponge painted white over top. The couches and chairs were denim material and dark blue. The day that I did my observation happened to be the day of his grandmother’s birthday; therefore there were a number of people there. Along with Tommy and myself were Tommy’s mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, one aunt and one uncle. There were no other children.

10:34 With both hands Tommy picks up his cup, slowly tipping it back, he pours the contents into his mouth, looking inside the cup while drinking.

10:34 Tommy looks over at his father and says “Da-da-da!” Doing so with a smile on his face.

10:35 When Tommy goes to set his cup on the tray he hits it with his left arm and knocks it over.

10:36 Tommy’s grandmother in a high pitched voice asks, “What d

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The one movement that shows great fine motor development was when he picked up his cup and poured his juice into his mouth.

Tommy did enjoy waving to people when they were leaving his house, or when he was leaving the room. id you do?” Tommy responds with wide-eyed with “Ya-da-dooo.

11:09 I lean over and ask Tommy if I can see his car. In the language development area, Tommy is not yet at the stage that is thought to be for a child who is thirteen months old, although he is not that far behind average, therefore he has a good chance of catching up to the “norm. This was demonstrated through the imitation dimension of infant intelligence.

10:38 Using his hand, all five fingers, Tommy picks up his spoon and hit his cup with it, repeatedly. Putting each foot on the ground and slowly lifts himself up with a hop. I got to watch his every move and relate it to what we have learned in our book, the facts about the development of toddlers. I noticed Tommy doing this often, with other people that were in the room. The developmental areas of children are very important to know and to recognize. Cognitive development is how infants process or manipulate perceptual information and gradually construct systems of knowledge (pg.

11:07 Tommy returns with a huge smile on his face (while I am smiling at him).

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