The observation this writer conducted took place at a Mother’s Day celebration. It was held at a local daycare center, which was conveniently located within the New York City Housing Authority Complex. This observation took place in a classroom where all the parents, which consisted of mothers, were sitting on chairs, waiting for their children’s performance. The performance was scheduled in the following order: 2-3 year-olds singing first, then 3-4 year-olds singing second, and 4-5 year-olds singing last.
In the class of 3-4 year-olds, there was one boy in the class that stood out. This 3-4year-old boy, who will be called D, stood out from the rest of the class due to his aggressive behavior. It was observed that D ran out of the class …show more content…
While at the playground, D was accompanied by two fellow classmates. While at the playground, D’s aggressive behavior seemed to have subsided. He was interacting with fellow classmates very well. He appeared to be happy and excited about being in the playground with his fellow classmates. As the observation continued, D’s behavior drastically changed. At one point, D approached another male classmate from the back and began hitting him with closed fists on his head and back. This led to a fight between the two boys. D’s mother ran and pulled D off the other child, where she began screaming and cursing at D for his behavior. D was sniffling as his mother carried on, but did not look at her as she was speaking. D’s mother threatened to take him home. She stated, “If you keep this up, we’re going upstairs.” D exclaimed that he did not want to go home. His mother replied that D had better correct his behavior as D walked away. When D returned to his classmates, he was received as though a fight had not occurred a few minutes prior. D played with his peers and was even given a role in the game that they were playing. There were a few more instances where D became frustrated with his classmates. However, he was able to move past his frustrations and continued interacting with his classmates and other children on the playground. As the observation concluded, D was still in the playground interacting with his fellow
In the class of 3-4 year-olds, there was one boy in the class that stood out. This 3-4year-old boy, who will be called D, stood out from the rest of the class due to his aggressive behavior. It was observed that D ran out of the class …show more content…
While at the playground, D was accompanied by two fellow classmates. While at the playground, D’s aggressive behavior seemed to have subsided. He was interacting with fellow classmates very well. He appeared to be happy and excited about being in the playground with his fellow classmates. As the observation continued, D’s behavior drastically changed. At one point, D approached another male classmate from the back and began hitting him with closed fists on his head and back. This led to a fight between the two boys. D’s mother ran and pulled D off the other child, where she began screaming and cursing at D for his behavior. D was sniffling as his mother carried on, but did not look at her as she was speaking. D’s mother threatened to take him home. She stated, “If you keep this up, we’re going upstairs.” D exclaimed that he did not want to go home. His mother replied that D had better correct his behavior as D walked away. When D returned to his classmates, he was received as though a fight had not occurred a few minutes prior. D played with his peers and was even given a role in the game that they were playing. There were a few more instances where D became frustrated with his classmates. However, he was able to move past his frustrations and continued interacting with his classmates and other children on the playground. As the observation concluded, D was still in the playground interacting with his fellow