Observation Of Scaffolding In Young Children

The last observation I took note of was scaffolding. Scaffolding is adjusting the level of guidance to fit the child’s performance. I witnessed this when Jake walked over to the playground portion of the orchard and looked confusingly at a toy on the ground. It was a sand castle mold in which you put the sand into it and you get a mold of the castle. His caregiver picked up the sand castle mold and walked Jake over to the sand. He then proceeded to show Jake the purpose of the mold and then left Jake alone once he understood the purpose of the toy. This shows scaffolding in that his parent understood that all they needed to do was teach Jake the purpose of the toy and understand that he could do it on his own from that point on. This reflects …show more content…
When the kids smiled at their parents this promotes a positive atmosphere as well as supporting attachment between the two. Another positive interaction that occurred was when Charlie was going to put a handful of sand in his mouth until he saw his mother’s face which showed disapproval. He then decided the right action was to not put the sand in his mouth. If Charlie had no attachment to his mother he would have ignored her nonverbal cues and would have eaten the sand. In addition, Charlie also used reciprocal socialization to increase attachment between parent and child. He shared an enjoying experience between himself and his dad which supports the bond that they share. Another form of positive interaction that occurred was between Jake and his parents. When Jake pointed at the toy that the other child was playing with his parents responded immediately and acknowledged his nonverbal communication making attachment between parent and child stronger by effective forms of communication. The last interaction that was observed was also positive which was when Jake didn’t understand how to use the toy castle mold until his parents showed him how. This increases attachment in that it helps the child to seek help and assistance from his/her caregivers and rely on them for needs such as knowledge that can be seen