Early Childhood Observation Paper

Children exhibit a wide array of significant and fascinating behaviors throughout childhood. These behaviors are essential to their growth and can characterize their entire childhood. Studying and analyzing the behavior of children during childhood development will lead to a deeper understanding of how kids grow physically, emotionally, cognitively and socially. Observing a child in their natural setting is a superb way to examine and track specific behaviors. For this project I observed a male, six-year-old child coming home from school and subsequently going about his normal routine at his grandmother’s house. I watched and recorded the child’s behavior for a one-hour period, on two separate days. During the first hour of observation I tracked all the …show more content…
He played games that involved killing imaginary zombies and partook in a wrestling match where he regularly talked to the imaginary crowd in the stands around him. During the observation it was evident that the child possessed a very colorful imagination. After jumping on the trampoline, the child came inside and started performing little skits and tricks for his adult family members that were in the room. This once again showcased his imagination, but it also exhibited his desire to make others laugh. He enjoyed performing the skits and tricks more when the adult family members would laugh or gush over his talent. He thrived when he was the center of attention. It was evident that he enjoyed his family’s attention and was very social. He never wanted to alone, even asking someone to go with him into an adjoining room to grab a board game. Next, he invited every family member to play the game with him and did not take no for an answer. His social behavior is on display here as he wants many people around him and engaging with him. Sociability is a very important part of a child’s development. Children have naturally