4. Describe the development of your child’s memory, information processing and reasoning skills. Explain how these changes might be affecting your interactions with your child.
Our child’s memory most likely began even before her language abilities became noticeable which is consistent with research (p. 154-155). I recall a time when I hid a ball from her in plain sight, but she just did not know where it went. However, when I tried this same experiment on her at the age of 12 months, she knew exactly where it was every time – she remembered – I believe they call this object permanence (p. 152). Revisiting her development of language, certainly, Susan was remembering sounds or words she heard and recalling them in the formation of her language …show more content…
She does have flare-ups of emotion when she becomes frustrated, – such as the time a new and disruptive child came to daycare, when she was a little older than 2 years – but for the most part Susan is a very cooperative and easy child according to what we read about temperaments (p. 187). However, when Susan does begin to display negative behavior towards us – such as not wanting to clean-up her blocks and get a bath – we remind her of the consequences for that behavior and she usually does what we ask and if not? Then we use negative reinforcement or negative punishments (such as time-out) to help her reclaim the proper attitude as suggested by B.F. Skinner (pp. 12-13).
When Susan’s sister, Genevieve (Genny), was born, Susan, who was just past 3 years of age developed a change in demeanor. Susan became a little more clingy and a little whinier; she also revisited some of the languages she had displayed much earlier in her life. We believe she was experiencing the removal of her being “King (queen) of the hill” as mentioned in a reference textbook (p. 102). However, we were very patient with Susan and gave her more time to help mommy and daddy take care of the baby, and after about three months Susan’s behavior reverted to her easy-going …show more content…
We enlisted the help of a friend who is also an early development specialist to make an assessment. She said, “she noted that Susan . . . was having some difficulties complying with instructions and sticking to the rules of the preschool. When tasks became challenging she tended to get frustrated and upset and gave up early. She seemed to need a lot of guidance from the teacher to stay on task.” Therefore, following our friend’s recommendations of being extra affectionate to Susan and in following B.F. Skinner’s process of operant conditioning (pp. 12-13) we should be able to help Susan to develop better control over her emotions and in her behavior.
6. How might your child’s development have been different if s/he was raised by people with a different socioeconomic, ethnic or cultural background? Base your answer on specific evidence of SES/cultural differences from the textbook or other resources. Note: If your cultural background differs from the predominant culture in the U.S., how might you have raised the child differently or made different decisions based on your own culture (e.g., being stricter or more lenient, emphasis on assertive/independent vs. cooperative behavior, emphasis on family relationships vs. relationships outside the
Our child’s memory most likely began even before her language abilities became noticeable which is consistent with research (p. 154-155). I recall a time when I hid a ball from her in plain sight, but she just did not know where it went. However, when I tried this same experiment on her at the age of 12 months, she knew exactly where it was every time – she remembered – I believe they call this object permanence (p. 152). Revisiting her development of language, certainly, Susan was remembering sounds or words she heard and recalling them in the formation of her language …show more content…
She does have flare-ups of emotion when she becomes frustrated, – such as the time a new and disruptive child came to daycare, when she was a little older than 2 years – but for the most part Susan is a very cooperative and easy child according to what we read about temperaments (p. 187). However, when Susan does begin to display negative behavior towards us – such as not wanting to clean-up her blocks and get a bath – we remind her of the consequences for that behavior and she usually does what we ask and if not? Then we use negative reinforcement or negative punishments (such as time-out) to help her reclaim the proper attitude as suggested by B.F. Skinner (pp. 12-13).
When Susan’s sister, Genevieve (Genny), was born, Susan, who was just past 3 years of age developed a change in demeanor. Susan became a little more clingy and a little whinier; she also revisited some of the languages she had displayed much earlier in her life. We believe she was experiencing the removal of her being “King (queen) of the hill” as mentioned in a reference textbook (p. 102). However, we were very patient with Susan and gave her more time to help mommy and daddy take care of the baby, and after about three months Susan’s behavior reverted to her easy-going …show more content…
We enlisted the help of a friend who is also an early development specialist to make an assessment. She said, “she noted that Susan . . . was having some difficulties complying with instructions and sticking to the rules of the preschool. When tasks became challenging she tended to get frustrated and upset and gave up early. She seemed to need a lot of guidance from the teacher to stay on task.” Therefore, following our friend’s recommendations of being extra affectionate to Susan and in following B.F. Skinner’s process of operant conditioning (pp. 12-13) we should be able to help Susan to develop better control over her emotions and in her behavior.
6. How might your child’s development have been different if s/he was raised by people with a different socioeconomic, ethnic or cultural background? Base your answer on specific evidence of SES/cultural differences from the textbook or other resources. Note: If your cultural background differs from the predominant culture in the U.S., how might you have raised the child differently or made different decisions based on your own culture (e.g., being stricter or more lenient, emphasis on assertive/independent vs. cooperative behavior, emphasis on family relationships vs. relationships outside the