Child And Child Observation Assignment

Though this assignment was a challenge for me, it was interesting that the two babies that I was provided with to observe were so different from the start of conception. What I mean by this is due to environment and heredity, as the location in which Owen would be developing in would be safe and secure as Michelle’s family are Christian based, and Michelle is highly involved within her church. I can see from the way she interacts with her children, that she is firm yet also very loving. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same thing for Christopher (especially if he ended up staying with his birth mother and father) as he was exposed to drugs at an extremely early age. I am not sure if the mother started using Meth from the very start, or if she started …show more content…
It is hard to say exactly where Christopher will be in terms of development, however for the most part Owen will most likely have better chances at being ahead of the game in comparison to Christopher. This is not to say that Christopher is hopeless, as Christ can do anything as long as it is aligned with His will; nor am I saying that Owen will be a perfectly healthy child, as children can develop disabilities as they themselves develop (such as autism, which usually appears around age three). One great similarity between Christopher and Owen would first be the fact that Christ made them both (neither one of them were an accident), and that His will be able to dominate any worldly oppression (such as illness or disability). Owen and Christopher are currently being cared for by two loving individuals (as long as Denise is still caring for him, she did mention that he might be adopted sometime soon). Also, the fact that Denise and Michelle are both caring for Christopher and Owen the way they are, both children are given the opportunity to develop