My Virtual Child Check In 1
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Dec 6, 2023
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1.
How does your baby’s eating, sleeping and motor development
compare to the typical developmental patterns in the first 9 months?
In his first nine months, Blake has developed on pace with his peers. Despite
being born premature and underweight, he quickly developed a hearty
appetite and started putting on weight. He also developed a unique cry for
hunger. When introduced to solid foods he did have diarrhea upon the
addition of any new item to his diet, which is abnormal, but that resolved with
age. He had normal sleeping habits, going from mostly sleeping to being
mostly alert and awake during the day, and did not seem to struggle with
transitioning from waking to sleeping after about the three month point. In
terms of motor development, he did lag behind his peers at first, being
notably less interested in physical activities and movement, but when
assessed by the pediatrician he displayed sitting, crawling, and standing but
not walking, which is right on track for nine-month development.
2. Is your child delayed or advanced in any area of development
according to the 19-month developmental examiner’s report? Based on
what you have studied, do you think this is most likely a result of
specific biological or environmental factors?
At his 19-month assessment, Blake was not delayed in any areas. However, he
was quite advanced at spacial skills such as building a block tower, copying
shapes, coloring in the lines of a picture, and solving puzzles. He was also able
to concentrate on a single task remarkably well. I think these strengths are a
combination of biological and environmental factors. Biological because in
the questionnaires it asked about my attention span and academic strengths,
so those have likely been passed down genetically, but environmental
because in my parenting choices I have placed emphasis on self directed play
and hands on activities that promote these skill areas.
3. Have there been any environmental events in your child’s first 2 1/2
years that you think might have influenced his or her behavior? On
what do you base your hypotheses?
One big environmental event that occured was a change in childcare. Blake
went from one daycare, where he had a very close bond with the provider, to
a new one. Shortly after this change he started having issues with other
children, for example, when a highly sensitive child joined his class he
became very clingy with the provider. I think that in the future this could
impact how he deals with transitions, and maybe be a sign of something
more significant than separation anxiety. Another significant event was that
my family’s income level dropped, and as a result we had to spend our family
bonding time on lower cost events. This meant we started doing family
outings rather than purchasing toys or games, and as Blake’s language
developed he started talking to us about those events and requesting to go
again. If we hadn’t had to save money and done so by spending time as a
family, Blake may not have developed those bonds. In the future I think this
may present as closer familial bonds and a good parent-child relationship.
4. Review the parenting styles discussed in Chapter 3 (p. 84-85). Which
parenting style best describes how you have raised your child? What
choices did you make that correspond to this parenting style? Are there
any choices that you made that are not in line with this parenting style?
How does this relate to your own experiences growing up?
I have definitely tried my best to be an authoritative parent. I was raised by
two authoritative parents who set clear boundaries, but always explained
their reasons and were up for discussing exceptions and appropriate
consequences. They were very affectionate, but also made it very clear that
they weren’t our friends, and it was their job to hold us to boundaries that
would keep us safe and help our family unit function peacefully. One example
of how I parent in an authoritative style is how I chose to potty train Blake.
Instead of scolding for accidents or piling on the praise for any small success, I
set up a routine and focused on steps, not overly rewarding or punishing, but
balancing in between. A later example of this kind of balanced parenting
(which is in line with authoritative parenting) was when we were having
issues with following routines for bedtime, bathtime, and meals. I clearly
explained what the expectations were for these times, and what the
consequences would be for violating these rules. He received a warning,
followed by a timeout for a repeat violation, but praise and affirmation for
following the rules. This is very indicative of authoritative parenting because I
explained the expectations and then followed through for both a positive or a
negative behavior, attending to either need.
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