Food Jonny Case Study

The purpose of this case study is to focus on a fourth grade boy named Johnny who is struggling to make it through the fourth grade. His behaviors include disrupting class, failing to accomplish assignments, not being able to use correct grammar when speaking, turning in blank pieces of paper for tests, and finally refusing to read outloud or perform math problems in front of you. This is very rare to see all of these qualities in one child and because of that a case study will be conducted in order to further understand the situation that the fourth grade boy is in. This case study will be performed over one month and encompass recording and analyzing many aspects of Johnny's life such as diet, exercise, home environment, social interaction with others, and finally and genes that he may have inherited. By looking at all of these variables and …show more content…
Throughout this case study I will be looking at what types of food jonny puts in his body by observing what he eats at school and asking his parents to keep a log of what he eats at home. If johnny is eating three healthy meals a day and getting all of the right nutrients to support a growing body, then we most likely can rule diet out. However, if he is eating a poor diet of processed food that is loaded with sugar and saturated fats, we might need to consider changing his die to see if that may alter his behavior. Getting adequate exercise goes hand in hand with diet in the development of a child. It is necessary that the child is involved in some sort physical activity so that he can be focused when it comes time to learn. If the child is not burning off the energy that he is consuming then this excess hypertension could be causing the issues seen in the classroom. While at school Johnny will continue to play outside during recess and we will recommend to his parents that he joins some time of after school sports