Eldridge, Jamie-Lynn
October 4, 2015
Child Observation
Option B: 10 to 13 month old infant
Demographics
Jordan is a 14 month old Caucasian, female infant. She lives with her mother, father, and newborn, baby brother in a historical, wealthy neighborhood on the south side of Philadelphia. Jordan’s parents have their doctorates degree in the field of dentistry. Since the birth of the new baby, the mother stays at home to care for the children. Both sides of grandparents are active participants and provide support when needed. The parents also have extra help with a nanny on certain days of the week, while Jordan’s father is at work. The mother and her children attend weekly Mommy and Me classes, and the family is active in the Jewish religion. …show more content…
The first stage of a child’s cognitive development is considered the sensorimotor period where they “learn about himself and his world through sensation and movement” (Gould, 2015). An infant begins to recognize and learn from their surroundings. Jordan learns through observing others, such as her mother. Jordan’s grandfather told her that she was just like her mommy, as she brushed her hair looking in the mirror with her baby brush. It appears that Jordan is recognizing different behaviors from her parents and learns them by mimicking the specific behavior. When she has an idea for a game, she appears to be task-driven. Jordan collected water bottles around the room and categorized them in a line. Jordan appears to understand her surroundings, as she explores and tests her parent’s boundaries. Jordan found a box of tissues and began to tear out the tissues from the tissue box. When her mother calmly told her no, Jordan picked up the box of tissues and walked it to the other …show more content…
In the first stage, Jordan exhibited a strong emotional bond with her mother. Jordan approached her mother for security when new people arrived at the home. She wanted her mother to constantly hold onto her and keep her close. After warming up to new people, she felt safe to leave her mother’s arms and remain in her daily activities, also keeping her mother in close proximity. She also relied on her mother to feed her, keep her clean, cloth her, and provide a positive, safe environment for interactions of stimulating play and sleep. It is this stage where an infant develops trust in their surroundings and how they gain relationships in their future for continued growth to the next several stages in life (Hutchison,
October 4, 2015
Child Observation
Option B: 10 to 13 month old infant
Demographics
Jordan is a 14 month old Caucasian, female infant. She lives with her mother, father, and newborn, baby brother in a historical, wealthy neighborhood on the south side of Philadelphia. Jordan’s parents have their doctorates degree in the field of dentistry. Since the birth of the new baby, the mother stays at home to care for the children. Both sides of grandparents are active participants and provide support when needed. The parents also have extra help with a nanny on certain days of the week, while Jordan’s father is at work. The mother and her children attend weekly Mommy and Me classes, and the family is active in the Jewish religion. …show more content…
The first stage of a child’s cognitive development is considered the sensorimotor period where they “learn about himself and his world through sensation and movement” (Gould, 2015). An infant begins to recognize and learn from their surroundings. Jordan learns through observing others, such as her mother. Jordan’s grandfather told her that she was just like her mommy, as she brushed her hair looking in the mirror with her baby brush. It appears that Jordan is recognizing different behaviors from her parents and learns them by mimicking the specific behavior. When she has an idea for a game, she appears to be task-driven. Jordan collected water bottles around the room and categorized them in a line. Jordan appears to understand her surroundings, as she explores and tests her parent’s boundaries. Jordan found a box of tissues and began to tear out the tissues from the tissue box. When her mother calmly told her no, Jordan picked up the box of tissues and walked it to the other …show more content…
In the first stage, Jordan exhibited a strong emotional bond with her mother. Jordan approached her mother for security when new people arrived at the home. She wanted her mother to constantly hold onto her and keep her close. After warming up to new people, she felt safe to leave her mother’s arms and remain in her daily activities, also keeping her mother in close proximity. She also relied on her mother to feed her, keep her clean, cloth her, and provide a positive, safe environment for interactions of stimulating play and sleep. It is this stage where an infant develops trust in their surroundings and how they gain relationships in their future for continued growth to the next several stages in life (Hutchison,