Observational Observation

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Observational method is as clear as it sounds. Children learn from what they observe. Since adults are the “role models” in a child’s eyes, they normally presume that every single act from an adult is correct or normal. When I was a kid, I was very curious like all the other kids. Whenever I go with my mother inside the ladies’ room, I would see pretty young professionals putting on some make-up, lipstick and other beauty products. However, what struck me the most was the “eye-liner.” The way that the woman used the eyeliner pencil really intrigued me. As a curious child, I used my black marker to outline my eyelids- in short; I used a marker as eyeliner. When my mother saw what I was doing with the marker she stopped me from using it since

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