Joey used to be a little shy with new faces and he was a very laid back child. He is a lot more hyperactive now than he was when I started this study of him. He is still well mannered and polite, but now there can be two sides of him. He can also be disruptive and misbehaved.
Evaluation of P.I.E.S
Physical – There has been drastic changes in his physical development, the main things I noticed was:
- It used to be a problem for Joey to come down the stairs, now he can do it with ease
- When I first seen Joey he wanted to be a fireman, like ‘Fireman Sam’, but now he is not interested in this. Now that he can move more stable, he is more interested in bikes and cars.
- Joey used to need help getting dressed, now he is able to do it alone, and pick his own clothes.
- Joey is now able to go to the toilet with no help at all except reaching the sink without the stool.
- When Joey eats, he makes a little mess, but not much. He used to get more on the floor and on him self than he had eaten.
- Joey is now able to sit and look a picture book alone, identifying pictures and words.
- Joey used to be very curious about everything in life, he is more interested now in doing his own thing, or being center of attention.
Intellectual – Between the age of 2 – 3 a child speech is rapidly improving day by day. I noticed this with Joey, every time I seen him he was more able to speak to me and understand what I was saying to him. I noticed how intelligent he was getting; these are the main things I noticed:
- He can identify these colours red, blue, yellow, green, black, white, pink, orange and purple.
- He can talk in sentences of mainly about 5 words long each, but he can sit still and pay attention for about 4 minutes, according to NNCC this is above average for a three year old.
Emotional – Joey has learnt to control his emotions now. When he was younger he would cry for nothing, or not be able to tell you why he was crying so it was a difficult age. I think that Joey has learnt to control them at an advantage for him to make people feel guilty for him, when he doesn’t get his own way.
Social – Joey is easily inspired, especially if it is something a teenager or an adult does, so he has to be watch constantly and he loves the attention. Joey loves to play alone and with his friends so he has the best of both worlds. I think Joey is mature for his age in some situations but in others he can be quite a hand full. Joey has always loved to be in a crowd, and always got on well with others so this was never a problem. Joey did go through a stage were he liked to boss people about, but he soon grew out of it. I think Joey will grow up working with lots of different people.
