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Case Study of
A Child Age 8
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Physical Developments
 Physical play may take on gender specific characteristics
 Wil get sick less often
 Interest in relationships
 Large muscle coordination fully mature
 Greater risk of having accidental injuries occur during this age
 Small muscle coordination is being used when reading and
writing
 Very stable age
(Ellsworth 1999)
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Physical Development According to
Snowman
 Extremely active which causes fidgeting

 Large muscle control is still superior to fine coordination.

Children at this age have a hard time holding a pencil

 For children at this age have a difficultly focusing on small print

or objects

 Bone growth is not fully developed, which is why bones and

ligaments can not stand heavy preassure

(Snowman, J. & McCown, R., 2015)

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8 Year Old Physical Development
Observation

 The 8 year old I observed was a very active boy that seemed to
never run out of energy. This boy is average in height and does
not measure the consequences when he is being active and
jumping from the bed to the floor. I did notice that he only has
male friends and when talked about having girl friends, he tends
to get mad and says no he only needs his male friends.
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Physical Development
Recommendations
 Show affection for your child. Recognize them for accomplishments

 Help your child set her own achievable goals, shell learn to take
pride in herself and rely less on approval or rewards from others

 Support your child in taking on new challenges. Encourage her to

solve problems, such as a disagreement with another child, on her
own

 Talk to your child about respecting others. Encourage him to help

people in need.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017).

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Typical Emotional Behaviors
 Gets emotionally hurt easily

 Has more secrets

 Likes immediate rewards for behaviors

 When trying something new they are excited but when something
goes wrong they lose their cool and give up

 Overdramatize failure

 Excitement towards something usually tends to go down as time

goes by

(Ellsworth J. 1998)
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Typical Emotional Behaviors According
To Snowman

 Children become sensitive to the feeling of others

 Do not understand when they deeply hurt someone

 Children this age try their hardest to please their teacher

 Try hard to be the teachers pet

 Students are sensitive to critism

 Have a hard time processing when they have failed

(Snowman, J. & McCown, R., 2015)

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8 Year Old Typical Emotional Behaviors
Observation

 Observing the 8 year old I noticed that when things did not go
his way his feelings got hurt for around 20 minutes. During that
time who ever hurt his feelings he did not want to speak to them.
I also noticed that he loves to draw, and when attempting to
draw a new figure and it would not come out he will throw a
tantrum and quit drawing. After his tantrum he would ask one of
his family members to draw the figure he couldn’t do.
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Emotional Behaviors Recommendations

 Provide reasonable sympathy

 Provide reassurance and support

 Remind them of what is expected from them frequently

 Have child participate in family chores

 Teach child ”I” statements

(University of Washington. (1993))

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Typical Cognitive/Intellectual
Developments
 Children are eager to learn, use reflective, serious thinking.

 Child can solve complex problems

 Likes to be challenged and likes to have time when completing a

task

 Like to collect things such as writings and drawings

 Demands love and understanding from mom

(University of Washington. (1993))

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Cognitive/Intellectual Developments
According to Piaget & Vygotsky

Piaget
 “Peer interactions do more to spur
cognitive development than do
interactions with adults”.
 ”Formal instruction by expert
adults might hasten the
development of a particular stages
schemes.
Snowman, J. & McCown, R.
(2015). (Pg. 45)
Vygotsky
 “How we think is a function of both
social and cultural forces.”
 Social interaction is the primary
cause of cognitive development
 “Children gain significantly from
the knowledge and concept tools
handed down to them by those
who are more intellectually
advanced.”

 Snowman, J. & McCown, R.

(2015). (Pg.52)
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8 Year Old Cognitive/Intellectual
Developments Observation

 Observing the 8 year old boy I can tell that he loves collecting
everything that comes his way. He is very into drawing and even
the bad drawing where he messes up, he refuse to throw away,
he wants to keep them all. I have noticed that not only does he
collect drawing but also mini figures from characters he is into. I
also noticed that he loves competitions and is always trying to
challenge his siblings to draw or to see who can complete a task
the fastest.
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Cognitive/Intellectual Developments
Recommendations
 Encourage for new activities and hobbies
 Search for interest they may have

 Give challenges that they can complete efficiently with a timely

manner
 Read stories that deal with reality

 Stimulate their thinking with riddles

 Ask thought provoking questions

 Allow them to make decisions on what they want to do

(University of Washington. (1993))

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Psychosocial/Social Developments

 Is concerned with doing well

 Likes responsibility and independence

 Will avoid adults, has strong emotional feelings is response to

their teacher. Can complain teacher is unfair

 Can use aggression in order to solve a problem

 Believes girls play with girls and boys with boys

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Psychosocial/Social Developments
According To Erikson
 Erikson believed that psychosocial growth occurs from infancy to
old age.

 His theory portrays people as playing an active role in their own

psychosocial development through their attempts to understand,
organize, and integrate their everyday experiences

 This theory highlights the important role that cultural goals,

aspirations, expectations, requirements, and opportunities play
in personal growth

 Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2015). (Pg.28)

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8 Year Old Psychosocial/Social
Developments Observation

 Observing the 8 year old boy I noticed that his parents ask him
everyday how school was and he begins to reply that “he hates
school and that he hates his teacher and she is mean”. Which
shows that he has strong emotional feelings towards his teacher.
I also observed that when there are visitors in his home he will
not come out of his room and avoid all adults and kids he is not
use to seeing in his home. He will only peak from his room to
see who it is and proceed to keep isolated in his room.
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Psychosocial/Social Developments
Recommendations
 Show understanding and concern

 Help child evaluate perceptions of others behaviors

 Attempt preventing conflicts before they explode in anger

 Encourage activities with opposite gender

 Assign task that child can succeed in and praise the child for
accomplishing task

(University of Washington. (1993))

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Typical Moral/Character Developments

 May experience guilt and shame

 Tend to lie, cheat and steal are active behaviors

 Children take part of certain behaviors to be part of a group and

want to feel included

 Frequent physical complaints can be due to increase body

awareness

(Medline 2017)
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Moral/Character Developments
According To Kohlberg

 Stage 1: Punishment obedience orientation

 “ The physical consequence of an action determine the goodness
or badness”

 Stage 2: Instrumental relativist orientation

 “Obedience to laws should involve an even exchange”

Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2015). (Pg.61)

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8 Year Old Moral Characteristics
Observations

 Observing the 8 year old I can tell that he lies a lot even when
asked if he is lying he says no which is a lie. I observed that he
makes up little lies to his family about things he does not want
them to know. Even when he is proven to be lying it does not
face him. He also fakes sick a lot in order to not go to school,
and he says that his stomach hurts and he feels like throwing
up.
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Moral/Character Developments
Recommendations

 Encourage your child to be a helper

 Use process praise

 Offer information ask what child is worried about

 Model honesty

 Encourage kind impulses

(PBS 2019)
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References

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Child development.

Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html

Child Development Institute (2015). The ages and stages of child development.

Retrieved from https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/#.WR3Id_QrLrc

PBS Parents. (2017). Child development tracker Ages 2- 8. Retrieved

from http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/

Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013). ED PSYCH. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

University of Washington. (1993). Child development: Using the child development

guide. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/allcwe2/fosterparents/training/
chidev/cd06.htm