Observational Study. Introduction. Name of child being studied: Natalie Date of birth:6,2,1999 Age of child at beginning of study: 3 years 8 months.

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Helen Hutchinson

Observational Study. 

Introduction.

Name of child being studied: Natalie

Date of birth:6,2,1999

Age of child at beginning of study: 3 years 8 months.

Date: October 2002

Home environment:

Natalie lives with her Mum Rachel, Dad Paul, and her baby sister of 10 months Katie. Rachel is a housewife and does not have a job outside the home, but is planning to go back when both children go to school. Paul is a full time self-employed joiner working 8:00-6:00, but helps around the house and with the children on a morning, night and weekends.

They live in a large bungalow on a small poultry farm in quiet village in North Yorkshire. They have a large grassed garden at both front and back of the house. There garden has a well built up fence that Natalie can’t get out of they also have a garden gate that is always locked so her garden is very safe. In the garden Natalie has a small swing that Natalie loves to play on, she also loves to play in her sand pit in the summer. She also has many toys and tricycles in the garden.

Rachel and Paul often take Natalie to the river to feed the ducks, which is just beside their house, Natalie herself takes great care when near the river.

Natalie also enjoys taking her dog “scruffy” for walks with her parents around the farm and fields. Her nursery is only 3 miles away and goes they’re twice a week on the mornings .She also visits her grandparents at least once a week and gets to stay over night.

Natalie’s bedroom is very bright and colourful with a “winnie the pooh” theme. She has her own bed with a bed protector, which stops her from falling out. Natalie has many different toys in her bedroom, she has a little house and her mini kitchen she loves you to come in to her house and eat her “food”. The rest of her house of her house very safe as there is baby as well. She also has many of her toys in the lounge and keeps all of her films in there, which she loves to watch. Natalie loves to be in the kitchen helping her mum cook Natalie has her own place at the kitchen table.

 

Physical Description:

Natalie has a very pretty face with pale clear skin. Natalie’s face fairly round and small. She has large, round, blue, eyes with long brown eyelashes. She has light brown hair, which is naturally curly, it is shoulder length long and fairly thin. Natalie has nice clean white teeth and takes care of them daily. Natalie is a small build, she weighs 14 kg and her height is 95 cm this means she is below average for her age (REF 3).

Natalie has small round legs and long thin arms, with small thin fingers. Natalie was born with six fingers on one hand; it has now been removed and is left with a small lump this does not bother her now. Natalie is now at an age where you can tell that she is right-handed.

 

Personality:

Natalie is usually quite bubbly but only in front of people she knows. Natalie takes a while to get used to people when she trusts them she is very loud and lively. Natalie can be fairly cheeky, but is very quiet and shy when around strangers. She is very impatient and will often seek her mother’s attention.

Physical Ability (fine manipulative skills):

For an average three year old Natalie can do most things (Ref1.). She is able to hold a crayon and draw faces, copy circles and letter V’s. Natalie can also hold a spoon in the tip of her fingers and eat without spilling and then wash her hands without help. She can build a tower of 11 bricks altogether and can cut with toy scissors. When Natalie was helping Rachel tidy I realised that she usually pick up most things with the tips of her fingers, but when picking up the larger objects like her books she grasps them with the whole of her hand. Natalie also is able to paint with different objects; at nursery she paints different pictures with things like sponges and fruit made into different shapes.

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Physical Ability (large gross motor skills):

Natalie is able to do the things an average three year old can do. She is able to kick a ball forwards, throw a ball over hand and also catch a large ball with extended arms I saw her playing with her dad in the garden and was very good at catching the ball. She is able walk and run forward with precision very easily. Natalie is very steady on her feet and when I was round there we had a hopping race, which Natalie enjoyed and won. She is ...

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