Infant Behavior
INFANT DEVELOPMENT: N.S. 12 Months Old
The environment in which the toddler is observed is a private home, approximately 2500 square feet. The primary areas that the toddler interact in include a large family area with an entertainment center, two couches, and several "play stations" including a toddler walker toy, several push toys, a couple of large image books, a giant Elmo stuffed animal and a puzzle. The toddler also moved about the kitchen, which was wide and open, had hardwood floors and a dining area where the toddler's high chair was set up. There were several gates positioned through doorways to block the toddler from accessing other areas of the home.
During the time of observation, the toddler was at home with mom and dad, myself as the observer, and one other couple who had an infant of 3 months with them. The adults were engaged in animated discussion and preparing to watch a movie together while visiting.
The toddler, hereby identified as N.S., seemed very comfortable around the couple visiting with the 3-month-old, H.A. I maintained as unobtrusive position as possible, sitting apart from the gathering in order to observe N.S.'s behavior over the course of 1 hour.
For the first part of the visit, N.S. was busy occupying himself with "playing" with the visitors and their new baby. He would approach mom #2 slowly, and shyly peer at the baby, point with a finger, make the noise "ba ba" and smile. During this interaction, several times N.S. ran behind his mother, tugged her pant leg and looked over at the infant again exclaiming, "ba ba" and smiling. His mother nodded and smiled in acknowledgment "Yes N.S., you are a big boy. See the pretty new little baby? Remember when you were a baby?" This behavior is notably attributed to social development, which would be considered "normal" for a child of 1 year of age (Fogel, 2001). N.S. is showing "recognition" of the fact that there is another little person in the room, and expressing adequate interest in the newcomer. N.S. has demonstrated an average level of social interaction (Fogel, 2001) showing curiosity of the newcomer's role and situation.
N.S. continued this game for some time but eventually lost interest in the infant. He went over to one corner of the room where his Elmo stuffed toy was sitting. Grabbing the Elmo, he sat down, hugged the animal and began sucking on the stuffed animal's nose. He continued sucking for some time, licking the stuffed animal too at various points. After about 10 minutes of this N.S. stopped and began to fuss, sticking out his lower lip and sucking on his hand. At this point mom stepped in and signed the image for eat. Apparently N.S. has learned some simple sign language, as he repeated the sign his mother had and went over to his high chair. Momma put N.S. In high chair and gave him some cheese and bread to eat.
Once about ever four minutes or so, N.S. would fuss, momma would make the sign for drink, which was a fist directed toward the mouth, and N.S. would take his sippy cup and drink from it. Here a good deal of cognitive achievement that is normal for this age level has been displayed by N.S. He is utilizing his hands and mouth to not only explore but also express hunger. A majority of young babies use sucking, licking and tasting as a cognitive tool to decipher their environment and relate to new objects (Fogel, 2001). I this instance, N.S.'s abandonment of his Elmo for his hand is a clear switch from mere interest to a state of agitation and hunger. The fussiness exuded by N.S. is a natural reaction to the environment, a cognitive sign that N.S. has become hungry. It appears that N.S. is still growing out of the infantile stage where babies suck on their...
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