Infant/Toddler Observation You will observe an infant or toddler between the age
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Infant/Toddler Observation
You will observe an infant or toddler between the ages of 1 month and 18 months for at least one hour and respond to the following questions.The child MUST be less than 18 months of age for this observation. It can be your own child, a neighbor, your niece or nephew, or a child at a childcare center.
1. Describe the child's physical appearance. Does the child appear healthy? What makes you think so? Be specific and descriptive. (Be objective and non-judgmental - avoid saying things like "the baby is a beautiful and chubby healthy one year old").
2. Describe how the child moves. Give examples of how he/she uses his/her body to move through space. (i.e. crawling, walking, scooting)
3. Give examples of gross motor skills you observed. What does the textbook say for infants and toddlers of this age? How does the child compare to what the textbook identifies as age-typical.
4. Give examples of fine motor skills that you observed. What does the textbook say for infants and toddlers of this age? How does the child compare to what the textbook identifies as age-typical.
5. Provide three examples of sensory perception the child uses while involved in activity during your observation. What does the textbook say about those sense modalities and their development in infants and toddlers? How do they compare to what the textbook identifies as age-typical?
6. Describe any eating behavior observed. Did the child request any foods? Did he or she get what was requested? How did the child feed him or herself?
7. Would you evaluate the child to be within normal range for physical/motor development in his or her age group? Why or why not?
8. At the end of your write-up include 5 samples of your observations.
Explanation / Answer
toddlers age: 7months
1.the child looks healthy as he has a clear, glowing skin,chubby cheeks, head size is slightly larger in size as compared to the body eyes look small but the stomach is big as compared to limbs.
2. the child moves slowly after the stimuli. he can turn around on back, lie on stomach, sit and start crawing in sitting position by moving his hands and knees.
3.as per the gross motor skills the child can touch and hold large objects, even grasps finger, faces and hairs,can throw objects at a distance.
4. fine motor skills are not yet prominent as he holds a pen using his palm instead of fingers. the book also mentions the same.