Narrative
Method
The aim of my observation
is to observe TC for a period of 15 minutes in order to assess her emotional
development in narrative method.
Background
The place is a
registered Childcare provider primarily run with Government funds. Currently there are 100 children attending
its services and employ 21 staff. There
are 2 employees through the CE Scheme and 2 TUS employees. This Childcare provider run a Creche, Toddler
Room, Junior Pre-school Room, 2 Pre-School rooms and a Montessori Room. Also, it runs an Afterschool Club from 1:30 –
to 5:30 which caters children from all local primary schools. Children attending the Afterschool service
have 1-hour supervised homework, assisted by the staff. They also have a hot and home cooked dinner
daily. The Breakfast Club is open from
8:00 to 900 and is open to all school going children as well as children
already attending the Childcare.
The toddler room
is the next stage after creche and manned by 2 staff. There are 6 kids when I
arrived ages 2 ½ to 3 ½ years old., colourful a lot of toys ready for the
kids. A pre-planned programme is in
place each week to incorporates various activities such as painting, gluing,
puzzles, stories and role-play. The room
is divided into different areas of interest where the children can choose an
area they want to play. Some of the
areas are home corner, block area, messy area and quiet area.
My observation
starts at 2:45 and end at 3:00 in the afternoon 12th of December
2017. I wave my hands to say hello and
to everyone with a smile. TC is a male 2 years and 2 months old, wears a long
blue dotted top matching his pants. TC
attended the facility from Monday to Friday and his mother collected him after
work. TC is a confident boy, always wear
smile and always happy whoever his company.
TC loves to sing and be cuddled. Some of the children they just stared
at me. To make them comfortable, I use
the same style when I was first do my observation to 3 - 4 four years olds
kids.
Observation
TC left his
toys, follow and stared at me smiling, with bare hands. TC always smile, when I started to sing, he
tries to sing as well and pick some of my words. TC always on my side sometimes
pulling my hand.
TC sit on my lap
white I grab a chair to sit down to write my observation. TC tried to grab my pen and wants to write as
well. So, for few seconds I teach him
how to hold the pen and draw a small circle.
This is a kind of activity I always did to children to get their
attention, sing the “small circle, small circle, big circle” TC was watching
and listening, try to grab my pen. I
hold his hand and teach him how to hold the pen, guided his hand to do the
small circle thing.
On the other
hand, a staff was preparing to make a dough and all kids sitting on the chairs
watching and helping out, but TC has no interest, he still stands beside
me. TC hold my hands, I did same, after
few seconds he lift his hand, a sign that he wants to be lifted and carry
him. I told TC, I can’t carry him since
my knee since my knee was injured a year ago.
The dough is
ready for the kids to mould and play on, every kid got a portion and TC try to
grab a small portion and put on his mouth.
I told TC not for eating, he immediately takes it out from his mouth,
put on the table and I pick it up and throw in the bin. TC did not join other kids that time, he
still clung unto me. He sits on my lap
and playing the dough, I joined him and we make a snake and TC put some small
sticks on it.
Two of the kids
approach me and hold my hands, I let them hold and we form a circle, TC joined
in and I sing “the more we get together the happier are we”. TC enjoys as well as the others, while
singing move forward and back raising and holding our hands. They were happy and smiling and I clap my
hands and they did do the same.
Evaluation
My aim for this observation is to observe TC for 15 minutes to assess his emotional development in a narrative method. I feel that this aim was achieved very well as TC was observed very closely.
Emotional development is
the development of the ability to recognise and deal with emotions in a
positive, healthy and socially acceptable manner, including self-esteem and
self-concept (Flood 2013). TC was always
looking happy, smiling and with a welcoming aura.
TC always hung unto me,
hold my hand and sit on my lap. Babies and children need to be frequently and
attentively held by their mothers because they are considered as security
blanket, providing frequent and affectionate handling. This broadens to other
people in the child’s world, but initially believed the mother to be the
important figure. The concept of holding means not only physically holding the
child but also anything the mother and family and the wider society do, to make
the child feel secure and ‘held’. Winnicott observed that the “concept of
holding” was absent from the lives of many children as termed “anti-social tendency”. He believed that if children do not feel
secure at home they will seek security elsewhere. Thus, “… a child whose home fails to give a
feeling of security looks outside his home for the four walls… looking to
society instead of his own family or school to provide the stability he needs.”
(Winnicott 1973)
TC approach,
follow me, sit on my lap, happy and smiling, shows he is confident and sociable
with a high self-esteem. This is falls
into attachment theory which is widely accepted as having great significance
for healthy social and emotional development.
Generally, TC is
within the norm of his emotional development.
Recommendations
I
recommend that adults should keep an eye with TC especially in parks or market,
because he tends to trust people even if a certain person is a stranger, for
his safety.
TC
needs to develop other stages of development like social development, language
because TC tends to hung unto a certain person he trusted.
Personal Learning
I
learned that babies and children need to be frequently and attentively held by
their mothers because they are considered as security blanket, providing
frequent and affectionate handling. This broadens to other people in the
child’s world, but initially believed the mother to be the important figure.
The concept of holding means not only physically holding the child but also
anything the mother and family and the wider society do, to make the child feel
secure and ‘held’. Winnicott observed that the “concept of holding” was absent
from the lives of many children as termed “anti-social tendency”. He believed that if children do not feel
secure at home they will seek security elsewhere. Thus, “… a child whose home fails to give a
feeling of security looks outside his home for the four walls… looking to
society instead of his own family or school to provide the stability he needs.”
I learned that some kids
can trust a stranger like me and it shows their emotional development and
social skills.
Reference
http://greenfieldschildcare.com/
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