Reflection I observed many different forms of child development theories, techniques and conditioning just watching this little boy play an All-American game of football.
The Physical Development Boy A’s physical development seems to be on the right track for his age. He is about 3 to 4 feet tall and may weighs between 30 to 40 lbs. He cannot keep up exactly with the older boys, but he does not appear to lag to far behind. He is not as strong or as fast as they are, but he has good muscle tone and strength in is arms and legs. His breathing is deep but not stifling. he is not coughing when he inhales nor exhales. He appears tired, but he does not take any breaks as I have seen some of the other boys do. When a few of them stopped play Boy A just continue to play with the ones that were on the grass.
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He can climb and is careful when he does. He used both hand and steadied himself making sure both of his feet were firmly secure on the top of the wall fence, he stood straight up and lifted both his arms and hands in the air, he bent his knees putting more weight on his legs and inner core of his stomach to balance his self on the wall/fence. Before speaking and letting the other boys know that he wanted the ball. While watching Boy A I was aware that operant conditioning was demonstrated. Boy A is still learning the physical characteristics and movements needed in order to play the game. The older boys attempt to show him how to hold, throw and tuck the ball. He made attempts to mimic what he saw them do. He also mimics the boys in the pile up, by spreading his self out in the starfish position while he was being placed at the top of the pile. He mimics their language by saying “I am open” and also shouting out the word “touchdown” when he made a
Statsky’s Argument is Not Explored Broadly Enough In the article “Children Need to Play, Not Compete” by Jessica Statsky, the author describes how the competitiveness of organized sports that have been popular among many young American children in recent years can have damaging effects on their physical or psychological well-being and proper development. Statsky said an apparent disadvantage of competitive sports is young children’s vulnerability to physical injury. For instance, she mentioned about Professor Tutko’s claim that many contact sports such as tackle football are physically harmful for young children. Besides that, children’s fear of getting hurt can also discourage them from engaging in sports activities as she refers to
in lifting the kid up starting from the earliest stage the hand or wrist, 2. swinging the kid while holding the youngster by the hands or wrists, 3. pulling arms through the sleeves of coats, 4. getting a kid by the hand to keep a fall, and 5. pulling a kid along when in a rush or the youngster all of a sudden falling to the ground with an end goal to abstain from running with their guardian.
In “Do Sports Build Character or Damage it?” Mark Edmundson explains the pros and cons of children who grow up playing football. Firstly, he believes the perseverance it takes to show up for hard practices is useful later in life. Especially when they get frustrated with something and don’t notice the little bits of progress they are making.
Football, the sport of America. So why do some parents not let their kids play it? Well, there are some downsides to playing the game, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages by far. Kids should be allowed to play football because it helps them stay active, it helps them learn essential life lessons, and the equipment is evolving and getting safer. Football is one of the many sports that help one stay active and fit.
The first part of the study involved observing child K’s motor and fine motor skills in her home. First, I would observe her motor skills. To get her more excited, I decided to play with her and her sister. At 4 years of age, child K should be enjoying the movements of hopping, jumping, and running while be more adventurous than they were at 3 years of age (Santrock, pg. 158, 2012). Obviously, at age 4, she has already learned how to walk and run on her own.
Summary “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” by Jessica Statsky is a thoughtful insight on the competitive sports for children. She is of the view that the competitive sports can ruin the enjoyment that games are supposed to provide. These methods of playing the games like adults can prove to be lethal for physical and psychological health. The author quotes from an authentic source that “Kids under the age of fourteen are not by nature physical.” (Tutko)
Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern: The reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected patters is due to them maybe having a disability, emotional influences, physical influences, environmental influences, cultural influences, social influences, learning needs and communication skills. Children with disabilities require a lot more support than those without a disability in order to help them develop their skills and become more independent. Disabilities can affect more than one area of a child’s development depending on what disability they have and what support is available in order to help improve the child’s needs etc. Emotionally children are affected due to them maybe having signs of depression where they are quiet than the rest of the children and they shy away from joining in with different activities and getting involved with other children.
Dr. Frank L. Smoll states, “All children and youth need vigorous physical activity as part of their daily lives, and sports provide the benefits of exercise and the potential for acquiring a sense of accomplishment.” (Smoll 1/2).
Practicing day after day will physically mess up the child’s growth (Merkel). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, sports activities and games have been the common cause of injuries for kids ages five to fourteen
Ethan’s gross motor development such as climbing stairs or running is adequate for an average our year old. This is shown when rank request him and his twin brothers (Ely and Otter Beardsley) to go take a bath while he prepares or going out on a blind date, Ethan in the scene climbs the stairs, a foot to a stair and
The child I observed took initiative while playing with toys and participating in activities. She also explored by trying new games that she had not played before. The child’s overall development was appropriate for her
Introduction – Background information This paper is about child observation. I observed a child, Daniel (coded name). He is four years and two months old. Daniel is 103 cm and 18 kg.
Toddler Learning and Development Introduction Unlike adolescents and adults, growth and development is different in infants and toddlers. Observations from the physical, cognitive and perceptual development show that toddlers and infants grow and develop at a faster rate than adults. The physical, cognitive and motor development in infants and toddlers is higher than the same development in adults. This paper is an analysis and interpretation of an observation conducted with an aim to understand the growth and development of toddlers and infants. It explains an observation of an infant boy named Taylor who is 8 months old.
Throughout this course of four weeks, my perspective of child development has changed drastically in this short amount of time. This was my first class that was related to child development and there was a lot of material that was important to learn and understand. I came to this class with not much knowledge, but I am definitely leaving this class with an abundance of information that I will be able to use in my career or just in general. Discontinuous Within the process of child development, my view is based upon that is children are constantly growing through stages which is a discontinuous process.
DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY: REFLECTIVE ESSAY In life of an individual there are several developmental changes or events which occur as continuity of span of life. Some of life developmental stages include infantile, adolescence, maturity, and adulthood. These phases have biological, social, psychological and physiognomic reasons to which an individual completed the course of life. Psychological analysis upon the developmental stages include the focus on characterization, demarcation and the social interaction of individual’s life (Baltes & Schaie, 2013).