I have decided to carry out my observational child study on Bethany. She is my sister's child. Her birthday is on the 14th November and her age now is 3years and 4months.

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Andrea Kelly

Observational Child Study

         I have decided to carry out my observational child study on Bethany. She is my sister’s child.  Her birthday is on the 14th November and her age now is 3years and 4months.

Physical description

        The name of the child is Bethany.  She is three years and 4months; her date of birth is 14/11/98.  She weighs 2stone 4lb and her height is 37”.  The average weight for a child her age is around 2stone 2lb to 2stone 3lb and the average height for her age is 38” – 39”.  So Bethany is 2lb over the average weight and 1-2” shorter than the average height

     Her general build is tall and quite plump.  Her complexion is smooth and tanned and her cheeks go rosy in the cold.  Her hair is blonde and its fine and wavy and it is wispy when she first wakes up in a morning.  Her eyes are big and brown and perfectly round and they are the first things you notice when you look at her.  She has a little button nose.  Her hands are medium size and quite plump, her shoe size is a size 9 but in some shoes she’s a size 8.  Her legs are chubby and smooth and they are tanned.  Bethany’s facial expressions are cheeky and alert but sometimes she has a very serious expression and you can tell by her face when she’s in a temper.

Personality

     Bethany’s personality changes throughout the day.  If she is tired she is quiet and won’t speak and becomes in more of a temper.  When she is happy she is a very bubbly child and will talk to everyone.  Bethany likes singing and dancing to song on the television and radio.  Bethany also has a very loving side; she likes to have a cuddle during the day.  She is also a very caring child, if you’re not well or you have hurt yourself she will ask you if you’re all right and she will help you.  Bethany also lies copying what adults do like dressing up.

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Environment

     Bethany lives with her mum and her mum’s boyfriend.  Bethany’s mum works full time and has one day off a week besides Sunday, so her Nan looks after from morning till teatime but Bethany goes to playschool three days a week from 9.30 till 11.30.  Bethany has two goldfish, which live in the kitchen and are called Rosie and Jim.  She has her own bedroom as she has no brothers or sisters.  Her bedroom is baby pink and is full of different toys.  Her favourite to at the moment is Barbie.

       

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