Observation response Paper. How does your child do in a conversation with adults? Peers?

Observation Response Paper—100 points

For this assignment, you will spend time observing a child who is in a developmental stage discussed in either week 2,3, or 4.  You may choose the age group.  Consider a child to whom you may have convenient access: a relative, friend’s child, a daycare or school, etc.  You may be able to observe a child at a park or other public place, but make sure you get a parent permission, and you will need get parent input.  If you go into an institution to complete the observation, you will need to get prior permission from the institution’s administrators, so make sure you plan ahead.  Safety and security is very important for children, so make sure you always maintain safe boundaries, follow any rules, and behave respectfully.  For older children, try to be as discreet as possible.  You may not observe your own children or children in your guardianship.  This project includes the following components:1. Observe a child/adolescent for at least one hour.2. Interview the child’s parent using the questions provided.3. Write a response paper based on the observation, interview, and the week’s learning materials.Instructions:1. Observationa. Choose a child in one of the following developmental stages:• Infancy• Early Childhood• Middle Childhood• Adolescenceb. Observe the child in a natural environment (home, play place, school, daycare, etc.) for at least one hour.  Be as discrete as possible.  For infants and early childhood, make sure you observe at a time of activity and it is okay to interact with this age while you observe if you believe you are able to do both. c. Consider the following while you observe:• Developmental tasks/stages for the child’s current age• Social interactions• Language use• Stimulus/response reactions• Engagement with environment• Response to conflict and/or emotions (anger, anxiety, frustration)2. Interviewa. Interview the child’s parent or caretaker.  Use the Parent Interview Form included in these instructions, although additional questions gained from the learning resources and from your observation with the child are highly recommended.3. Papera. Write a 3-4 page summary of the observation and the interview.  Incorporate information from your learning resources, and from at least 2 additional scholarly resources, all properly cited in APA format, with the information gleaned from your observation and interview.  You do NOT need to submit the Child Observation Form or the Parent Interview Form.• Describe the details of the observation (setting, time, people present, etc.).• Describe how your child fit and/or deviated from descriptions of your child’s developmental stage.  • Provide specific examples.• Evaluate the experience.  What did you learn?  Why is it important for us to know this developmental information?
Child Observation FormUse this form to write detailed observations of the child.Date:Observer:Child:Child’s Age: Time:Other children and adults present:
Setting:
What the child and adults say and do (what you see and hear):• Consider different stimuli/triggers and how child responds• Consider engagement patterns with people and environment• Consider development tasks of your child’s development stage and how these tasks are displayed or not displayed
Parent InterviewUse this form to guide your parent interview.  Be sure to thank them for their help.Parent’s Name:________________________________________  Date:  _____________ Do you have other children in the family?  Is this child the oldest, youngest, middle, only child?
Do you have any concerns about their development?  Does it seem slower or faster than other children his/her age or average?  
How does your child do in a conversation with adults?  Peers?
As an infant, did your child like to be held?
As an infant or young child, how did your child interact with other children?
How does your child typically react when separated from parent/caregiver?
Is there any other information about your child that you would like to share at this time?