Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

3 OBSERVATIONS Introduction InformationBe sure to get this information from caregiver How old is the child? She is 10 months o d! What is their temperament? She has a "rett# ca m tem"erament! She$s ver# aid %ac& for the most "art and %are # cries at a ! Does this child attend childcare? No she does not attend chi dcare! She sta#s at home 'ith a c ose fami # friend as a regu ar caregiver ever#da# her mother has to 'or&! What is his or her family situation like? She is an on # chi d in a mi itar# fami #! What is the child's history? She comes from a mi itar# fami # 'ho has moved t'ice since she has %een %orn! The father hasn$t %een around too much given he is an Officer of the Arm#( so it$s )ust her mother and her caregiver so far for the most "art! I used the developmental checklists from birth to age 5 and focused on the checklists specifically for 8 to ! months old" Date of #bservation$ %%%%%%% &'!(' )%%%%%%% *ime of #bservation$ %%%%%%%!$&&+!$)&pm%%%%%%% ,ge of -hild #bserved$ %%%%%%% & months%%%%%%%

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

*ype of .etting$ %%%%%%%%%%#utdoor%%%%%%%%%%% Domain #bserving *physical/ social'emotional/ or cognitive0$ %%%%%%%%%1hysical%%%%%%%%%% 2unning 2ecord #bservations$ ,ssumes hand and knee position 1uts rocks'pinecones into containers *akes rock'pinecones out of containers 3ets from sitting to crawling 1ulls self up into a standing position Walks holding onto play set .tands alone momentarily without support and walks 4 steps alone before falling" -omments$ 5aby stays in hand and knee position the ma6ority of the time she was in the grass" With a little balance support she was able to pull herself up and hold onto to ob6ects and walk for a few seconds before going back to her hands and knees" .he seemed to really en6oy putting ob6ects in and taking ob6ects out of containers"

What developmental milestones did you observe in this domain?

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

I observed her sitting/ crawling/ standing/ walking a few steps/ and some hand and finger coordination" Date of #bservation$ %%%%%%% ' ' )%%%%%%%%% *ime of #bservation$ %%%%%%%4$&&+4$)&pm%%%%%%%%% ,ge of -hild #bserved$ %%%%%%% & months%%%%%%%

*ype of .etting$ %%%%%%%%%%Indoor 1layroom%%%%%%%%%%%% Domain #bserving *physical/ social'emotional/ or cognitive0$ %%%%%%%%%-ognitive%%%%%%%%%% 2unning 2ecord #bservations$ -omments$

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

5egins playing with plastic farm animals in many different ways"

.he was banging them/ shaking them/ and dropping the toys constantly"

7inds hidden farm animals behind caregivers back"

When caregiver hides an animal behind her back/ she crawls around to find it"

Imitates caregiver throwing a plastic ball"

.he followed everything the caregiver did when playing with toys"

1icks up the ball after caregiver asks her to"

.he went near the stairs and the caregiver said 8no9 and she responded by walking back towards

.he responds to 8no9 -an say dada and mama

us"

What developmental milestones did you observe in this domain? I o%served her e+" oring o%)ects in man# different 'a#s( finding hidden o%)ects easi #( imitating gestures( res"onding to ,no-( and %a%% ing dada and mama for a s"ecific "erson! Date of #bservation$ %%%%%%% '5' )%%%%%%%%% *ime of #bservation$ %%%%%%%%4$&&+4$)&pm%%%%%%%% ,ge of -hild #bserved$ %%%%%%% & months%%%%%%%

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

*ype of .etting$ %%%%%%%%%Indoors%%%%%%%%%% Domain #bserving *physical/ social'emotional/ or cognitive0$ %%%%%%%%%.ocial':motional%%%%%%%%%% 2unning 2ecord #bservations$ .he was a bit cranky on this observation day" .he cried horribly when her mother left but thankfully it didn;t last too long" .he was banging and clapping her hands to follow what the caregiver did" .he tried to hold her own bottle and finger fed herself during mealtime" -omments$ I got to see for the first time this observation day/ how clingy she really is to her mother" I;m guessing it;s that separation an<iety babies get from their parents" .he was repeating sounds and gestures while looking at her caregiver for attention" .he did a really great 6ob at finger feeding herself"

What developmental milestones did you observe in this domain?

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13

I observed that she prefers her mother over all others/ she cries when her mother leaves/ she en6oys imitating people and repeating sounds and gestures for attention/ and can finger feed herself"

Summary of Observation
The child wh ! "ser#ed was 10 $ nths ld% &r $ what ! "ser#ed' she was in the Trust #s% (istrust stage ) Eric Eric*s n+s ,s-ch s cial stages ) de#el ,$ent% !t was #ere#ident that the "a"- girl had a #er- , siti#e attach$ent t her caregi#er% ! *n w this "ecause at ten $ nths' )eeding is a reall- i$, rtant e#ent ) r a "a"- and ne that ,la-s a huge r le in h w $uch the- "ec $e attached t their caregi#ers% ! gathered great in) r$ati n a" ut the child+s ,h-sical' $ental' s cial/e$ ti nal' and c gniti#e de#el ,$ent during $- "ser#ati n% She see$ed t "e #er- str ng and de#el ,$entall- ad#ance ) r her age% .er str ngest are ) de#el ,$ent see$ed t "e c gniti#e de#el ,$ent "ecause she did a w nder)ul / " at )inding hidden "/ects' i$itating her caregi#er' res, nding t 0n 1' and sa-ing dada and $a$a% .er wea*est area ) de#el ,$ent see$ed t "e s cial/ e$ ti nal% She cried ) r awhile a)ter her $ ther le)t' she was a "it cran*- all da- and it see$ed li*e she was thr wing things ar und ut ) )rustrati n% She acted $ st t-,ical within the ,h-sical d $ain% She c ntinu usl- went )r $ sitting t crawling' ,ulled hersel) u, int standing , siti n' wal*ed h lding nt the ,la- set' and st d

$ $entaril- with ut su,, rt and wal*ed a" ut 4 ste,s al ne "e) re )alling% 2t this age' these are things $ st "a"ies atte$,t t d n a dail- "asis%

Chelsea Birner EDU 144-N01 Susan Wright 11/7/13 ! w uld ,lan a l t ) arts and cra)ts acti#ities with ther children inside and utside "ecause ! n ticed she li*es t use her hands t d a l t ) acti#ities% ! w uld in# l#e s $e ,h-sical acti#it- utside such as' "uilding a )air- ) rt r d ing $ud slinging "ecause that wa-' these acti#ities i$,r #e her c gniti#e s*ills e#en $ re' "ut the- als i$,r #e her ,h-sical with hand-e-e c rdinati n' de3terit-' and $ t r s*ills% These acti#ities will als i$,r #e her

s cial/e$ ti nal s*ills "ecause it will teach her t ,la- nice with ther children' gi#en she is an nl- child% ! )eel the caregi#er and )a$il- ) the "a"- girl ! "ser#ed are d ing a w nder)ul / " at $eeting her needs% She see$ed s ad#anced ) r a 10 $ nth ld% !t was a "it di))icult t )ind ande#el ,$ental dela-s with her and the "iggest rec $$endati n ! ha#e ) r the ,arents and caregi#er is t get her ar und children her age $ re )ten in rder t i$,r #e her s cial/ e$ ti nal de#el ,$ental s*ills. I used the devel ,$ental chec*lists )r $ "irth to age . and

focused on the chec& ists s"ecifica # for / to 10 months o d!