Toddler Observation

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Toddler years range from the age of one to three years old. This stage is exciting and sometimes can be challenging for adults that care for the toddler. Language and interpersonal skills develop fast during this stage, as well as, motor, cognitive, and physical development. A change for the toddler that is difficult is when they start to become more independent but they are also struggling with separation at the same time. Physical development continues to progress, noticeable change in height, weight and other physical appearances are big indicators of the toddler's health. During the toddler stage the growth rate is slower as children begin to show how they will look as an adult. In the video Palsdaycare there was a lot of things you can …show more content…
The first child seemed to be the youngest. He seemed to only want to put the stick in his mouth and wasn't interested in what the teacher was trying to show him, he was just doing his own thing. The second boy saw the first boy not be interested in the jug so he wasn't interested in the jug either. But the 3rd boy who was a little bit older I think, he watched the teacher put the stick inside the jug, and he did the same, I feel like his development is farther along then the other two, because he was able to watch the teacher do something, and then follow what she …show more content…
An infant is born with good hearing. They are more responsive to a females voice, by a few months old a child can look and listen and turn his head towards sounds. An infant is able to follow moving objects if they are close enough for them to distinguish them. They are able to focus on black an white patterns, but cannot distinguish all colors. By the second half of the year of an infants life his vision is comparable to that of an adult. Infants are born with the sense of touch but it is not very developed. Infants have a keen sense of smell they look in the direction of good odors and prefer their mothers smell the best. Infants also prefer the taste of sweets rather than salty or bland taste. There are two categories of communication: receptive and expressive. Receptive communication includes words, sounds and gestures that an infant understands. Expressive communication is how child in infancy express themselves. Crying is the earliest forms of infant communication. They also use facial expressions and reaching to

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