Infant Observation Paper
Physical Growth:
1) Andrew is about 26 inches tall and weighs about 15,5 lbs. He has blond hair and beautiful big blue eyes. His little arms and legs are chunky. In proportion to his body his head seems to be bigger but it`s not.
2) When I was doing my observation he was playing.
Perception:
3) Vision: Andrew mostly observes objects with bright colors for about 30 seconds before he drops it to find the next curious object. When put down onto the floor he crawls right towards the toys, telling me that he prefers colors.
As I move a toy in front of his face side to side, he follows it with his eyes and his head. When I play some music he turns his head towards the source of the sound and starts to crawl closer to the music.
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He doesn`t use the toys or materials as they were ment to be used. It`s more of a listen or examine time at this age.
Language Development:
14) He produces loud sounds to get attention.
15)Examples of the sounds he makes: “ada-ada-ada” when he was happy to see the plastic house,
“ah-ah-ah” when I talk to him and it looks like he want to talk to me back,
“bah-bah-bah” when he wants attention or when he express him self.
16) At this age Andrew doesn`t seem to understand language. However certain sounds may have a meaning to him.
17) He communicates through his motor actions and when he is tired, hungry etc. he starts to cry.
Social and Emotional Development:
18) Andrew is a very happy baby. He always has a smile on his face. When I play with him Pecka-boo or doing something funny, he laughs and giggles.
I don`t really know how he would respond to a stranger because there is nobody that he wouldn`t know in my Day Care.
I was very surprised that this little baby wasn`t sad when his mom left him with me to go to work.
19) Andrew seems to be very trusting. When I was holding him for the first time he was just smiling at me. And when my husband held him he just did the same. What a happy baby.
1) Andrew is about 26 inches tall and weighs about 15,5 lbs. He has blond hair and beautiful big blue eyes. His little arms and legs are chunky. In proportion to his body his head seems to be bigger but it`s not.
2) When I was doing my observation he was playing.
Perception:
3) Vision: Andrew mostly observes objects with bright colors for about 30 seconds before he drops it to find the next curious object. When put down onto the floor he crawls right towards the toys, telling me that he prefers colors.
As I move a toy in front of his face side to side, he follows it with his eyes and his head. When I play some music he turns his head towards the source of the sound and starts to crawl closer to the music.
4) …show more content…
He doesn`t use the toys or materials as they were ment to be used. It`s more of a listen or examine time at this age.
Language Development:
14) He produces loud sounds to get attention.
15)Examples of the sounds he makes: “ada-ada-ada” when he was happy to see the plastic house,
“ah-ah-ah” when I talk to him and it looks like he want to talk to me back,
“bah-bah-bah” when he wants attention or when he express him self.
16) At this age Andrew doesn`t seem to understand language. However certain sounds may have a meaning to him.
17) He communicates through his motor actions and when he is tired, hungry etc. he starts to cry.
Social and Emotional Development:
18) Andrew is a very happy baby. He always has a smile on his face. When I play with him Pecka-boo or doing something funny, he laughs and giggles.
I don`t really know how he would respond to a stranger because there is nobody that he wouldn`t know in my Day Care.
I was very surprised that this little baby wasn`t sad when his mom left him with me to go to work.
19) Andrew seems to be very trusting. When I was holding him for the first time he was just smiling at me. And when my husband held him he just did the same. What a happy baby.