Child Development Project

Case Study # 112934

Child, Youth Issues
Psychology > Child and Adolescent

An account of a child-study project on a twenty month old boy.

1,342 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The writer studies Alec, a twenty month old, and records his observations of the child and his informal interactions with him. The writer also interviews the parents of the child and then tests the abilities of the child himself. The writer concludes that Alec is right on track, if not advanced, in his development.

From the Paper:

"I did my child-study project on a twenty months old buy named Alec. He was born on August 24th 2005. He has two half sisters who are six and eight years old. The family is upper-middle class originally from New Jersey. The mother has bachelors in criminology and masters in teaching. The father has a bachelors degree and owns an electrical company. They are still married.
"Alec is in the Sensorimotor Stage of Piaget's Cognitive-Development theory. The Sensorimotor Substage he is in is the mental representation stage. In this stage children arrive at solutions to problems suddenly rather through trial and error behavior. In doing this they experiment with action inside of their head which is evidence that they can mentally represent experiences."

Sample of Sources Used:

Berk, Laura E. Child Development 7th Edition, Boston, 2006. pg. 224
AllPsych and Heffner Group Psychology 101, 2003. Chapter 3: Personality Development
Dunster, Lee Family and Child Care Training, Ottawa, ON, 2000. Unit 5: Child Development