Parents, of course, will each raise their children a certain way, based on what they believe to be right and wrong. By observing a child at play, it is sometimes possible to get an idea of the parenting styles of that child's mother and/or father. For the child observed by this paper, there was the possibility that she had been the product of a particular kind of raising. Her mother was young, and sat nearby on a park bench. She was within reach, but far enough away that the child had the chance to experience some autonomy. The mother read a book, and was quiet - much like her child. Was that genetics at work, or was it a product of raising, intelligence, or something more? Again, it is all speculation. Parents who strike a good balance between discipline and friendship generally have the most well-adjusted children, but there are exceptions to every parenting rule (Huitt & Hummel, 2003). The child being observed was not a copy of her parent, and she had her own mind, beliefs, and attitude. While she was reserved and so was her mother, it did not appear to be the product of a demand that the child play quietly. There was no appearance of a child who is afraid to make noise, or who feels she has to withdraw to avoid being seen. The little girl looked self-assured. If she was playing quietly, it was because she had no real interest in making noise, not because an adult had ingrained it into her that she was not allowed to make noise or act like a child. How much of that is based on the child's intelligence and how much is based on other factors is difficult to determine without actual interaction with...
Observation alone is not enough to provide a comprehensive assessment.
Child Observation Term: Winter, 2014 John Age of Child: 6 years old Date of Observation: February 3, 2014 Time of Observation: 9:00 to 10:00 Place of Observation: Child Care Center Other People Present in the Observation Setting: 1 teacher, 1 assistants, 15 other children Development: Appears mostly normal; has some problems with fine motor skills and challenging cognitive skills. Permission: Permission was granted by the Director of the Child Care Center, the child's teacher and his parents John was observed
A child can learn that pressing a button on remote changes a channel on a television set. The experiment used two set of participants where one set learnt from a machine while the others learnt from a human participant. It was evident that the use of a ghost machine yielded better results compared to the use of a participant (Nairne, 2011). Methodology The method used to learn how observational learning influences
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