1. Ryann is one of the most active children at her preschool. She loves playing catch, kicking around a soccer ball, riding her tricycle around the block, and playing basketball. My partner and I are definately encouraging this kind of behavior by taking her to activities at the childrens museums and going to the gym/play centers to try and channel activity into "learn by doing" activities. Ryann is starting develop some not so great behaviors. She lies about little things so we let her know that lying is hurtful and wrong. We also started playing some more aggressive games at home because even though she has been more cooperative, at school she sometimes gets pushed around and is starting to become a follower. Ryann recieves time-outs when she misbehaves, gets whiny or aggressive, or doesn't follow directions at home.
2. Ryann is beginning to show an interest in educational TV. She sings along and repeats what the characters say, playing along with the show. We try and watch the shows together so that if she has any questions I can answer them, and that also allows us to spend more time together. Sometimes she does get scared of TV dramas even though they are G rated. Again, we watch it together and I limit her tv use. We allow her to watch educational shows and a few cartoons. Her language skills are not up to par. She likes to tell people about things that she did that day but often leaves out important details. I try asking her questions to prompt her to fill in the rest of the story. She still uses gestures and talks in two or three word sentences. I encourage her to use her words and we are working hard to help her develop her language skills. This problem is making her more aggressive. She gets very frustrated when she doesn't understand a part of the conversation and even throws a tantrum. We are reading her books and taking time in conversations with her. Hopefully the educational TV will help.
3. Ryann is very social. She has a few friends at preschool. At home we had new neighbors move in and Ryann became very close with their 4 year old. She also loves playing in groups. She has even gotten in trouble for talking at innapropriate times, like while having rug time at preschool. Ryann is cooperative and friendly, she is albe to focus well on tasks, but she is sometimes unsure and anxious of herself in social situations. She is also a bit clingy with the teacher and she has to be encouraged until she would join in. When she did play cooperatively and non-aggressively. To help better the situation we are going to start inviting friends over for play dates at our new house. We are starting to work on her manners so she will learn when the appropriate times are to speak. For example we are taking turns in converstations and she gets a warning and then a time-out whenever she interrupts. My partner and I are fighting a lot. It sometimes gets so bad that one of us has to leave the apartment. Hopefully purchasing our new home and having more space will make some of our issues go away. We try not let Ryann see them but sometimes she does and I think that's what is affecting her change in behavior.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Assignment 3
1. We had to switch to a toddler daycare center where the ratio of caregivers to students is now 5-to-1 when it used to be 3-to-1. She has to play more with other children and is learning to be more independent. Ryann has had some negative experiences like falling off a swing in the park and falling into the pool at a friend’s house. She is now afraid of swings and climbing gyms, as well as pools. My niece is staying with us while she raises money for school and she and Ryann have become best friends. My niece plays the guitar so Ryann is learning to love singing even more. Also, my partner has decided to spend more time with Ryann by taking her to the zoo, museums, the park, and other inexpensive activities. I think that Ryann has really great motor skills because we encourage her to be so active, and she is also become more independent and friendly with others because of her experiences.
2. She’s very concerned with pleasing me and following the rules but sometimes she needs guidance, like step-by-step instructions on how to do something. We are sticking to a regular routine so she won’t need as much help with remembering the steps of that routine, and I will also ask her what’s coming next in our routine in order to help her learn it quicker. She cooperates with other children and only gets aggressive over a favorite toy for a short while; after she is reminded to share everything gets better. She prefers playing with girls, but gets along with boys as well. Overall she’s progressing well on typical toddler issues. I’m still worried about her language so we’re still going to work on that.
3. One of the theories we have relied on has been Vygotsky’s Socioculture Theory. My partner and I have been taking Ryann to the zoo and parks. When she comes home we make sure to ask her about her favorite things. This will also help her with her language and communication skills. The Social Learning Theory is another theory we have thought about. My partner and I always make sure to encourage Ryann when she is having trouble doing something, and we praise her when she is finished. We make sure not to have fights in front of her or talk harshly to her. This has helped as she is not an aggressive child. Having Ryann’s cousin around is a very positive influence on her as well. They spend a lot of time together and Ryann often mimics her when she dances, sings, and plays the guitar. We have done the object permanence test and Piaget proved right when he said that babies think the object is no longer in existence when it is out of sight. Ryann has been moving forward in Piaget’s stages. The last time we did the test, when she was a toddler, she understood that the object was still in existence.
2. She’s very concerned with pleasing me and following the rules but sometimes she needs guidance, like step-by-step instructions on how to do something. We are sticking to a regular routine so she won’t need as much help with remembering the steps of that routine, and I will also ask her what’s coming next in our routine in order to help her learn it quicker. She cooperates with other children and only gets aggressive over a favorite toy for a short while; after she is reminded to share everything gets better. She prefers playing with girls, but gets along with boys as well. Overall she’s progressing well on typical toddler issues. I’m still worried about her language so we’re still going to work on that.
3. One of the theories we have relied on has been Vygotsky’s Socioculture Theory. My partner and I have been taking Ryann to the zoo and parks. When she comes home we make sure to ask her about her favorite things. This will also help her with her language and communication skills. The Social Learning Theory is another theory we have thought about. My partner and I always make sure to encourage Ryann when she is having trouble doing something, and we praise her when she is finished. We make sure not to have fights in front of her or talk harshly to her. This has helped as she is not an aggressive child. Having Ryann’s cousin around is a very positive influence on her as well. They spend a lot of time together and Ryann often mimics her when she dances, sings, and plays the guitar. We have done the object permanence test and Piaget proved right when he said that babies think the object is no longer in existence when it is out of sight. Ryann has been moving forward in Piaget’s stages. The last time we did the test, when she was a toddler, she understood that the object was still in existence.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Assignment 2
1. At 3 months of age we tried the Object Permanence test and the results were okay, but not the greatest. At 9 months we tried it again. Ryann loved it and she did really well, she was able to find the toy each time without even going back to the original hiding spot. According to Piaget's cognitive theory, she is realizing that things are still in existance even if they can not be seen. At 15 months I noticed that Ryann liked to study her environment and perform experiments. For example, she builds mounds of dirt and pours water on them to see what happens. The only thing that worries me about her problem solving skills is that she tries problems that are too hard for her age level. She gets very frustrated when she can't solve them and gets angry with me. I'm introducing her to problems that are a little more her age group and hopefully she will do fine with those. Ryann also loves to play with building blocks.
2. Ryann is an extremely active 18 month old. She's always on the go from morning to night and only takes a short nap during the day. She's frequently awake late inot the evening or early morning. My partner and I decided to introduce her to "quiet time" where she will play puzzels and low energy games. Ryann's favorite places include the park and the store because she gets to interact with lots of new people. At the park she can play and interact with the environment.
Ryann is definately an extrovert, just like her mom. She's extremely social and she even wants to be left alone while at the park so she can interact with other children on her own. It's tough to get used to the fact that she's not as attached to me as she used to be. Except the preschool evaluater told us she thought Ryann was "securely attached" so maybe I'm just being too worried.
Ryann used to be very emotional. She has calmed down quite a bit, but still gets fussy when tired, wet, hungry, or overstimulated. She still cries a little after being dropped off at daycare but like always she's quick to get over it. The examiner at the preschool noted that she was very cheerful during the play sessions and she only became irritable when another child became aggressive toward her. So I'd say she is definately starting to calm down.
Ryann is not very aggressive with other kids. She plays well with others and even enjoys being in new social situation. She was coperative with the examiner at the preschool and also with the other children. Of course she does have a little negativity at home, but that's normal. We are currently working on giving her timeouts but also praising her and encouraging her more often than we used to.
Ryann also has good self control. She stops when she is told no and she understands why she gets punished and that she shouldn't do it again.
Our child is very interactive with new people and situations and is very energetic so we try to adapt to her behavior. I have to watch Ryann very carefully because she has tremendous motor skills and will try and run off from me or even run into the street. Ryann loves to be out and about so we go to the park as often as we can, and I'm even teaching her how to care for plants we are growing on our balcony. Instead of thrusting Ryann into a strangers arms, I want her to slowly be introduced to the new person; so instead of letting them pick her up, I pick her up first, and then after I feel she is settled down, I hand her over. Ryann began showing interest in singing and dancing so I taught her some simple preschool songs to keep her happy and entertained.
3. Ryann's development hasn't suprised me that much. The only thing that has shocked me has been her speech and language skills. She only knows and understands a limited amount of words. The examiner scored her at about the 12-15 month range for language. That suprised me the most because at home we read to her, I make her use her words if she wants something before I give it to her, and I encourage her a lot. Other than that I was not suprised. We will be working on improving her vocabulary.
2. Ryann is an extremely active 18 month old. She's always on the go from morning to night and only takes a short nap during the day. She's frequently awake late inot the evening or early morning. My partner and I decided to introduce her to "quiet time" where she will play puzzels and low energy games. Ryann's favorite places include the park and the store because she gets to interact with lots of new people. At the park she can play and interact with the environment.
Ryann is definately an extrovert, just like her mom. She's extremely social and she even wants to be left alone while at the park so she can interact with other children on her own. It's tough to get used to the fact that she's not as attached to me as she used to be. Except the preschool evaluater told us she thought Ryann was "securely attached" so maybe I'm just being too worried.
Ryann used to be very emotional. She has calmed down quite a bit, but still gets fussy when tired, wet, hungry, or overstimulated. She still cries a little after being dropped off at daycare but like always she's quick to get over it. The examiner at the preschool noted that she was very cheerful during the play sessions and she only became irritable when another child became aggressive toward her. So I'd say she is definately starting to calm down.
Ryann is not very aggressive with other kids. She plays well with others and even enjoys being in new social situation. She was coperative with the examiner at the preschool and also with the other children. Of course she does have a little negativity at home, but that's normal. We are currently working on giving her timeouts but also praising her and encouraging her more often than we used to.
Ryann also has good self control. She stops when she is told no and she understands why she gets punished and that she shouldn't do it again.
Our child is very interactive with new people and situations and is very energetic so we try to adapt to her behavior. I have to watch Ryann very carefully because she has tremendous motor skills and will try and run off from me or even run into the street. Ryann loves to be out and about so we go to the park as often as we can, and I'm even teaching her how to care for plants we are growing on our balcony. Instead of thrusting Ryann into a strangers arms, I want her to slowly be introduced to the new person; so instead of letting them pick her up, I pick her up first, and then after I feel she is settled down, I hand her over. Ryann began showing interest in singing and dancing so I taught her some simple preschool songs to keep her happy and entertained.
3. Ryann's development hasn't suprised me that much. The only thing that has shocked me has been her speech and language skills. She only knows and understands a limited amount of words. The examiner scored her at about the 12-15 month range for language. That suprised me the most because at home we read to her, I make her use her words if she wants something before I give it to her, and I encourage her a lot. Other than that I was not suprised. We will be working on improving her vocabulary.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Assignment 1
1. At 8 months old Ryann is still pretty moody. Throughout her short life Ryann has always been very fussy. At three months old she was awake more often than normal and caused some disputes between my partner and me over lack of sleep. She was often fussy for no reason, and now at 9 months, it is difficult to soothe her. She sometimes accepts my embraces and sometimes pushes me away.
Ryann's always been a healthy eater. She was breastfed until I had to go back to work. When that happened I still breastfed her, but because I wasn't always there, we started supplementing with formula during the day. When she was able to start eating more than formula we gave her different types of baby food each couple of days and she handled it very well. Ryann is able to digest new foods well so now we are going to start giving her an even bigger variety of foods. One thing we will start doing is grinding up foods from the family dinner. I'm sure she'll take to it very well like she always has.
Ever since Ryann was 3 months old she's had great motor skills. When she was younger she had no problem looking up at me and making eye contact, as well as developing lots of cute little habits. We did try Piaget's object performance test, and while the results were not the best, she was still able to find the toy almost every time. We even had to baby proof the entire house so that while she was moving around and experience her surroundings she would not get hurt. Overall she is very advanced in her motor skills. She enjoys crawling, pulling up to stand, and manipulation objects.
2. According to Thomas and Chess's classic temperamental categories Ryann is an "easy" baby. Although she is fussy, she gets over things very quickly. She has great eating habits, she's very open and even likes being introduced to new people and situations. She handles change very positively. I based this judgement on the discription of the three types of babies according to Thomas and Chess's categories.
3. Ryann has always been breastfed, and I was with her the majority of her first few months while my partner was at work . At 3 months we spent a lot of time together and that resulted in her being very attached to me and not so attached to my partner. After a few months my partner and I decided that he would spend more time changing, feeding, and playing with her in order to strengthen their bond. Even while going to daycare she was still reluctant to part from me, however after a few minutes without me being there she soon got over it.
So far I'm very happy with Ryann's development and I look forward to seeing what's in the future.
Ryann's always been a healthy eater. She was breastfed until I had to go back to work. When that happened I still breastfed her, but because I wasn't always there, we started supplementing with formula during the day. When she was able to start eating more than formula we gave her different types of baby food each couple of days and she handled it very well. Ryann is able to digest new foods well so now we are going to start giving her an even bigger variety of foods. One thing we will start doing is grinding up foods from the family dinner. I'm sure she'll take to it very well like she always has.
Ever since Ryann was 3 months old she's had great motor skills. When she was younger she had no problem looking up at me and making eye contact, as well as developing lots of cute little habits. We did try Piaget's object performance test, and while the results were not the best, she was still able to find the toy almost every time. We even had to baby proof the entire house so that while she was moving around and experience her surroundings she would not get hurt. Overall she is very advanced in her motor skills. She enjoys crawling, pulling up to stand, and manipulation objects.
2. According to Thomas and Chess's classic temperamental categories Ryann is an "easy" baby. Although she is fussy, she gets over things very quickly. She has great eating habits, she's very open and even likes being introduced to new people and situations. She handles change very positively. I based this judgement on the discription of the three types of babies according to Thomas and Chess's categories.
3. Ryann has always been breastfed, and I was with her the majority of her first few months while my partner was at work . At 3 months we spent a lot of time together and that resulted in her being very attached to me and not so attached to my partner. After a few months my partner and I decided that he would spend more time changing, feeding, and playing with her in order to strengthen their bond. Even while going to daycare she was still reluctant to part from me, however after a few minutes without me being there she soon got over it.
So far I'm very happy with Ryann's development and I look forward to seeing what's in the future.
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