Child Developmental Abilities

Child Development - Observational Study

Children go through different stages of development . The children observed in this study are sisters . One is a toddler while the other is already school-aged . Observation was done first on the toddler before focusing on the school-aged girl

Jewel

Characteristics

Jewel is a two year and seven month old girl . Her parents are both Filipinos . She is slightly smaller than other Asian children of her age are but she is quite talkative than most . She is lightly built and can move very quickly if she wants

to . Her hair is quite short with bangs that are very short and uneven . Her mom explained that Jewel had found her sister 's school scissors and experimented on her own hair a few weeks ago . Her hair is black , straight and fine to the point that it easily looks plastered on her head when she sweats . Jewel has two dimples that show themselves naturally whenever she smiles . Her skin is a natural tan . Her teeth are already complete but spaces are evident between each other . Her big brown eyes are her strongest facial features because of her long , curly lashes

The Setting

The House . The child was observed in the confines of their own living room where a television was placed to provide daily entertainment There were only two soft sofas at the sides of the tv . No center table inhibited the movement of the children in front of the television

Co-stars . Ten- year old Emerald (a neighbor , nine-year old Sparkle (eldest sister , seven-year old Sapphire (middle sister ) and six-year old Ruby (cousin ) were also present . The only adult present at first was their mother

Specific Activity Observations

It was four o 'clock of a Saturday afternoon and Ruby brought her new copy of a Baby Bratz movie (cartoon . Jewel was eating a lollipop before she noticed the magic pop candies being eaten by the others . She went to her mom to hand over the lollipop before going to Sparkle to ask for magic pop candies . When Sparkle told her to wait , she patiently watched her sister open a new pack of magic pop for her and quickly said thank you . She looked at her mom , opened her mouth , and laughed to show the crackling candies . She then joined the other children and tried to make verbal inputs on their discussion even if her comments were not connected to their . After making her contribution , she focused on wriggling her finger into the candy pack to get more magic pop out of the pack . After about 15 seconds of trying , she went to her mom for help . Again , after getting help , she quickly said thank you ' and devoured what was left in the pack . She then left the empty pack on the couch and asked her mom to open another one . She sang some tunes while waiting for her candy . She then shouted a comment to Sapphire who did not notice her . She gave Sapphire a dark look before...