Understanding Babies Who Are 0-2 Year Old Through Observation

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LAB ASSIGNMENT #2: 0-2 YEAR OLD OBSERVATION 1. Select a child between 0-24 months old. Use the summary at the end of the section on the first two years as a guide in your observation. You may observe a child of family members or friends or you may select a childcare center that has infants and toddlers. 2. Remain as uninvolved as possible during your observation and spend approximately one hour observing. Take notes and record as many words, actions, and expressions that you can. Be as descriptive as possible; include body movements, facial expressions, and emotional reactions. 3. Immediately after observing, expand what you have in your notes with whatever else you remember. SECTION ONE: SETTING Date, time, place, people present, activities happening, age and sex of child. (Protect confidentiality by changing names) SECTION TWO: OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENTS OBSERVED This section should only include objective data-no opinions. Describe as clearly and specifically as possible those incidents, which you plan to comment on in the subjective section. Be as descriptive as possible and record strictly what you observe without giving your opinion. SECTION THREE: SUBJECTIVE COMMENTS: DISCUSS YOUR REACTIONS TO WHAT YOU OBSERVED. Give your opinion and relate what you observed to material from text and lecture. WHAT TO LOOK FOR: NEWBORN: TODDLERS: Physical characteristics Coordination Body proportion Balance Feeding efforts Climbing Reflexes Running 6 states of awareness Hand manipulation Emotional displays Eating behavior Sensory abilities “Pretending” Adult interactions Social contact Using toys INFANTS: Sharing Reaching and grasping Verbalizations Sitting, crawling, standing, Imitation, object permanence Climbing, walking, carrying objects, Pushing/pulling objects,