FHS 1500 Observation #2

Early Childhood 3-5 year olds

Melissa Duffy
Assignment: Observation #2
Childs Age: 5
Fictitious name: Jack
Location: Coffee at my Sisters House
Brief Description: Four mothers getting together for coffee and to let their children
play at my sisters house. There are 7 children varying from 6 months old to 10
years. Jack is 5 and is with his mother and 2 year old sister.
PHSYICAL DEVELOPMENT: Jack is a tall kid for his age. I know he is over 40
inches because he is now able to go down the big slide at the pool. A fact he is very
proud of. Most kids are at least 42 inches in developed nations by the age of six
(Berger, 168). His height might be a reason for his thin build. World wide obesity is
a growing concern, but Jack is on the thinner side for his age. This could be a result
of genetics as his body mirrors his mothers long legs and arms. He body has the
adultlike proportions (legs constitute about half of the total height) (Berger, 168)
that is expected for a boy in early childhood. He seems to have good gross motor
skills for his age as he runs up and down the stairs and jumps over everything in his
path. He is able to throw a ball, but during my observation he does seem to have
more difficulty catching. Im not sure if this is because he has not yet mastered the
skill of catching, or that his companions of varying age are still not competent at
throwing. He has a big happy grin and I observe that he has a full set of baby
teeth. He has not started to loose teeth, which is to be expected as permanent
teeth replace baby teeth between ages 6 and 10 (Berger, 170).
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Works Cited:
Berger, Kathleen Stassen. Invitation to The Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers,
2014. Print