On October 8, 2015, the student nurse went to DVC Child Care Center to perform preschool observation. The selected preschooler is a 4-year old Caucasian boy. The child could jump and run, climb the foot-tall podium, hold a pencil with his fingers, and draw a line. The student nurse observed the egocentric quality of the child and his initiatives. The student nurse would use these qualities to compare the child’s physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development to the standard development of a preschooler.
Physical Development
The refinement of motor skills is the milestone of a preschooler. According to Hockenberry (2015), a typical 4-year old “rides a tricycle, walks on tiptoe, balances on one foot for a few seconds… broad jumps…and skips and hops proficiently on one foot” (p. 523). The observed child could jump and climb a foot-tall podium easily without assistance. …show more content…
He constantly tells his opinion or viewpoints. When the another child wanted him to build his wood-blocks house in a certain way, he told him that he like doing it on his on way. Many times, he corrected the other staff. For instance, when other child said fish do talks, he simply said, “No, they don’t talk.” Also, while the staff is explaining to him that his playmate need to go to the bathroom because of wetting accident, he was not paying attention. Most of the time, he was paying attention to the staff; however, because the conversation is not about him, it did not hold his attention. As explains by Hockenberry & Wilson (2015), Piaget’s Preoperational period is divided by two phases, from “egocentric thought” for a 2 to 4 years old child to “social awareness and the ability to consider others viewpoints” for a 4 to 7 years old child (p. 525). Thus, the child manifested egocentricity that is appropriate for his cognitive development. However, the child is in critical stage where he needs to develop “social awareness” for his continued cognitive
Physical Development
The refinement of motor skills is the milestone of a preschooler. According to Hockenberry (2015), a typical 4-year old “rides a tricycle, walks on tiptoe, balances on one foot for a few seconds… broad jumps…and skips and hops proficiently on one foot” (p. 523). The observed child could jump and climb a foot-tall podium easily without assistance. …show more content…
He constantly tells his opinion or viewpoints. When the another child wanted him to build his wood-blocks house in a certain way, he told him that he like doing it on his on way. Many times, he corrected the other staff. For instance, when other child said fish do talks, he simply said, “No, they don’t talk.” Also, while the staff is explaining to him that his playmate need to go to the bathroom because of wetting accident, he was not paying attention. Most of the time, he was paying attention to the staff; however, because the conversation is not about him, it did not hold his attention. As explains by Hockenberry & Wilson (2015), Piaget’s Preoperational period is divided by two phases, from “egocentric thought” for a 2 to 4 years old child to “social awareness and the ability to consider others viewpoints” for a 4 to 7 years old child (p. 525). Thus, the child manifested egocentricity that is appropriate for his cognitive development. However, the child is in critical stage where he needs to develop “social awareness” for his continued cognitive