A1
With the Social Learning Theory, it shows that things that we do every day such watch television has an effect on us. It is stated in Invitation to the Life Span that humans are “social beings, they learn from observing others even without personally receiving any reinforcement.” (Berger, Pg. 28). That is why I believe that things such as new media and athletes have a responsibility to the young. When covering things such as teen suicide, or drive-by shootings I think that the media sources should not give faces to the names of individuals that are involved. It would give young adults who are feeling left out or not given the attention a means to receive this. If there were no pictures of the people who took their own lives, or people who shot others than it would get rid of a source of harm. Athletes have the power to do so much good, and influence people. Take for example John Wall of the Washington Wizards, in December of last year John Wall, helped a young fan of his named Miyah Telemaque-Nelson meet her favorite rapper Nicki Minaj. (Rosenthal, 2014).These people have the money, and fame to help people out. Not only can they improve the quality of life for the sick, but in turn this can raise the youth to do good, and help others. The person, who is my role model, is hands down my mother. She has taught me patience, and endless compassion. No matter how hard things got between either her and I, or her and my father she just met us back with love. It has helped me to do the same.
Seth Rosenthal (Dec 8 2014). John Wall breaks down, dedicates win to 6-year-old cancer victim. Retrieved from http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/12/8/7358049/john-wall-breaks-down-dedicates-win-to-6-year-old-cancer-victim
Berger, K. (2010). The Beginning. In Invitation to the life span (p. 28). New York: Worth.
Seth Rosenthal (Dec 8 2014). John Wall breaks down, dedicates win to 6-year-old cancer victim. Retrieved from http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/12/8/7358049/john-wall-breaks-down-dedicates-win-to-6-year-old-cancer-victim
Berger, K. (2010). The Beginning. In Invitation to the life span (p. 28). New York: Worth.
A3
Milestone Charts You have two good friends who both have thirteen-month-old children. One parent proudly states that her child was able to walk at ten months. The other parent sadly states that her child has not yet started walking. It is obvious from the conversation that the parent of the walking child believes her child to be advanced and that the parent of the non-walking child is deeply concerned about her child’s lack of progress. What do you tell these parents?
While every parent wishes for their child to progress the fastest that is simply not the case when it comes to complex creatures such as humans. I was able to find an article by Sherry Rauh that provided me with ranges you can expect children to be walking along with other milestones. Milestones are not set in stone; there is a wide window of when a child can accomplish a particular milestone. In the article Pediatrician Michelle Bailey, MD, medical director of Duke Health Center at Southpoint talked about this saying "There's a wide range for when children achieve a particular milestone. For example, I've seen children walk as early as 9 months or as late as 14 months." Later in the article it provided me with a chart of milestones, one of which being when you should expect a child to begin walking. On the chart waking should be expected anywhere from 12 to 18 months. The parents of the non-walking baby have nothing to worry about; they still have plenty of time for their child to start walking.
It is stated in our textbooks that development is not “staightfoward”, but rather “multidirectional and multicontextual, multicultural, and plastic.” (Berger, page 92). In other words meaning that we grow at our own pace, while some children may be walking at ten months, others may start to walk at twelve months, but that is develop and that’s alright. While we all follow similar patterns in growth, it may take longer for some to progress than others.
When talking to the parents of the 13 month who has yet to walk I would try to give them some relief by telling them that their child is not delayed. I would urge them to be patient, if their child can do other things such as sit up by himself, or standing then he is on track to begin walking. There is no reason to be worried, just let nature take its course.
Works Cited:
Sherry Rauh (February 25, 2015) Is Your Baby on Track? Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/children/features/is-your-baby-on-track#
Berger, K. (2014). Invitation to The Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers.
While every parent wishes for their child to progress the fastest that is simply not the case when it comes to complex creatures such as humans. I was able to find an article by Sherry Rauh that provided me with ranges you can expect children to be walking along with other milestones. Milestones are not set in stone; there is a wide window of when a child can accomplish a particular milestone. In the article Pediatrician Michelle Bailey, MD, medical director of Duke Health Center at Southpoint talked about this saying "There's a wide range for when children achieve a particular milestone. For example, I've seen children walk as early as 9 months or as late as 14 months." Later in the article it provided me with a chart of milestones, one of which being when you should expect a child to begin walking. On the chart waking should be expected anywhere from 12 to 18 months. The parents of the non-walking baby have nothing to worry about; they still have plenty of time for their child to start walking.
It is stated in our textbooks that development is not “staightfoward”, but rather “multidirectional and multicontextual, multicultural, and plastic.” (Berger, page 92). In other words meaning that we grow at our own pace, while some children may be walking at ten months, others may start to walk at twelve months, but that is develop and that’s alright. While we all follow similar patterns in growth, it may take longer for some to progress than others.
When talking to the parents of the 13 month who has yet to walk I would try to give them some relief by telling them that their child is not delayed. I would urge them to be patient, if their child can do other things such as sit up by himself, or standing then he is on track to begin walking. There is no reason to be worried, just let nature take its course.
Works Cited:
Sherry Rauh (February 25, 2015) Is Your Baby on Track? Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/children/features/is-your-baby-on-track#
Berger, K. (2014). Invitation to The Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers.
O1
Class/section:
FHS 1500-004
Name:
Carston Morrell
Assignment:
Observation 1
Background Information
Child’s age:
18 months
Fictitious name:
“Grace”
Location:
Family friends home, Taylorsville Utah
Brief Description:
There were three children including Grace, Two parents were present.
Physical Development
When Grace first walked into the room I noticed that she was one of the taller children in the room. Grace was at least two to three inches taller than the other kids. The woman who was over watching the little kids happened to be Graces mother. I asked her if she knew Graces percentile, she did and told me that Grace was in the 75th percentile. It is said in our textbooks that percentiles show “where a particular baby ranks on a specific measure compared to other babies” (Berger, 2010, p. 93), and so I knew that Grace was taller than the average child her age.
What stood out to me with Grace was her fine motor skills ability. She often would get up and go to the door in the room and turn the knob. Grace also liked to put small things such as plastic utensils into a bowl, and then she would turn the bowl upside down, and repeat the process. The most amusing thing however would be when Grace would get up and start pressing buttons on the home phone in the room. Grace was able to demonstrate really good fine motor skills for her age.
While she was great with fine motor skills Grace’s gross motor skills lacked a little. She was able to walk on her own, but often she would trip and fall. I knew from the book that children often are able to walk start walking at 12 months (Berger, 2014, p. 104), so it was a bit weird that she was having some difficulty at 18 months. I asked her mother about it, and she told me Grace had received some physical therapy for it, but that the doctor said she will be fine. I concur with what the doctor had said. In the textbook it says that three things are need to be able to walk, those three things are muscle strength, brain maturation, and practice (Berger, 2014, p. 104). Based on what I was able to see with her she was intelligent, in her case I believe she just lacks muscle strength since she is tall and skinny.
Intellection/Cognitive Development
Grace in terms of cognitive development was well in the norms and slightly above average. The textbook says that by 18 months children should begin to express 50 to 100 words per month (Berger, 2014, p. 122), Grace was far capable of doing this. She often would come up to me with toys such as a stuffed animal, and was able to correctly identify it. While she didn’t really use sentences (most toddlers don’t begin using sentences until 21 months (Berger, 2014, p. 122)), Grace would be able to say something along the lines of “this is a tiger.
Going into the observation I planned on testing Jean Paget’s theory of Object Permanence (Berger, 2014, p. 114). After Grace started playing with a toy I would let her for a few minutes, when she looked away I would then hide the toy she was playing with. Grace would then come up to me and ask where that toy went. She would then proceed to try and search for the toy.
Social/Emotional Development
What intrigued me about Grace was that she was very social, and liked to play with others. Grave never showed signs of Separation Anxiety. I asked Graces mom if she would leave the room a few times and to tell Grace that she was leaving to see how she would respond. Surprisingly Grace didn’t seem to mind, she would wave at her mom, and would continue to play with peers. You could tell that Grace was used to her mother leaving, and that it didn’t bother her; she was used to it. In the textbook it describes that separation usually “intensifies” by age 2, however Grace seemed used to it which was interesting. As the book states, Grace trusted that her mother would come back for her (Berger, 2014, p. 133).
Like I said previously Grace was very social and interacted well with her peers. One time while the children were playing a girl named “Sarah” had gotten her toy taken away from her, she started to cry and so Grace ran over to comfort her. Grace asked Sarah if “she was okay”, and then proceeded to give Sarah the toy she was playing with. Grace perfectly displayed Vygotsky’s theory of Social learning where “thinking is shaped by other people’s wishes and goals” (Berger, 2014, p. 184). I could infer from how Grace responded to this situation that she is raised in a family where sharing and comforting is valued. It was really interesting to see this, and shows me that she is most developed in the social category.
Works Cited Berger, K. (2014). Invitation to The Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers.
FHS 1500-004
Name:
Carston Morrell
Assignment:
Observation 1
Background Information
Child’s age:
18 months
Fictitious name:
“Grace”
Location:
Family friends home, Taylorsville Utah
Brief Description:
There were three children including Grace, Two parents were present.
Physical Development
When Grace first walked into the room I noticed that she was one of the taller children in the room. Grace was at least two to three inches taller than the other kids. The woman who was over watching the little kids happened to be Graces mother. I asked her if she knew Graces percentile, she did and told me that Grace was in the 75th percentile. It is said in our textbooks that percentiles show “where a particular baby ranks on a specific measure compared to other babies” (Berger, 2010, p. 93), and so I knew that Grace was taller than the average child her age.
What stood out to me with Grace was her fine motor skills ability. She often would get up and go to the door in the room and turn the knob. Grace also liked to put small things such as plastic utensils into a bowl, and then she would turn the bowl upside down, and repeat the process. The most amusing thing however would be when Grace would get up and start pressing buttons on the home phone in the room. Grace was able to demonstrate really good fine motor skills for her age.
While she was great with fine motor skills Grace’s gross motor skills lacked a little. She was able to walk on her own, but often she would trip and fall. I knew from the book that children often are able to walk start walking at 12 months (Berger, 2014, p. 104), so it was a bit weird that she was having some difficulty at 18 months. I asked her mother about it, and she told me Grace had received some physical therapy for it, but that the doctor said she will be fine. I concur with what the doctor had said. In the textbook it says that three things are need to be able to walk, those three things are muscle strength, brain maturation, and practice (Berger, 2014, p. 104). Based on what I was able to see with her she was intelligent, in her case I believe she just lacks muscle strength since she is tall and skinny.
Intellection/Cognitive Development
Grace in terms of cognitive development was well in the norms and slightly above average. The textbook says that by 18 months children should begin to express 50 to 100 words per month (Berger, 2014, p. 122), Grace was far capable of doing this. She often would come up to me with toys such as a stuffed animal, and was able to correctly identify it. While she didn’t really use sentences (most toddlers don’t begin using sentences until 21 months (Berger, 2014, p. 122)), Grace would be able to say something along the lines of “this is a tiger.
Going into the observation I planned on testing Jean Paget’s theory of Object Permanence (Berger, 2014, p. 114). After Grace started playing with a toy I would let her for a few minutes, when she looked away I would then hide the toy she was playing with. Grace would then come up to me and ask where that toy went. She would then proceed to try and search for the toy.
Social/Emotional Development
What intrigued me about Grace was that she was very social, and liked to play with others. Grave never showed signs of Separation Anxiety. I asked Graces mom if she would leave the room a few times and to tell Grace that she was leaving to see how she would respond. Surprisingly Grace didn’t seem to mind, she would wave at her mom, and would continue to play with peers. You could tell that Grace was used to her mother leaving, and that it didn’t bother her; she was used to it. In the textbook it describes that separation usually “intensifies” by age 2, however Grace seemed used to it which was interesting. As the book states, Grace trusted that her mother would come back for her (Berger, 2014, p. 133).
Like I said previously Grace was very social and interacted well with her peers. One time while the children were playing a girl named “Sarah” had gotten her toy taken away from her, she started to cry and so Grace ran over to comfort her. Grace asked Sarah if “she was okay”, and then proceeded to give Sarah the toy she was playing with. Grace perfectly displayed Vygotsky’s theory of Social learning where “thinking is shaped by other people’s wishes and goals” (Berger, 2014, p. 184). I could infer from how Grace responded to this situation that she is raised in a family where sharing and comforting is valued. It was really interesting to see this, and shows me that she is most developed in the social category.
Works Cited Berger, K. (2014). Invitation to The Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers.
Reflection
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