Observation of 10 Month Baby - 1361 Words

Observation on a 10 month baby Stephen Conlon Child Psychology Applied Psychology Group D Observation Number: 1 Observation Date: 15/9/2012 Method Used: Observing Start time: 12:00pm Finish Time: 12:30pm Name of child: TC / initials Number of children present: 1 Number of adults present: 0 Permission obtained from: Parents Setting / Background: TC lives in a 2 bedroom apartment in city centre, TC is an only child. TC’s father is an engineer and works 5 days a week. TC’s mother is a teacher and works 5 days a week. TC attends cresh on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. TC’s grandparents look after her Thursdays and Fridays. Immediate context: TC has just had lunch, and now playing†¦show more content†¦By the age of 9-10 months she should be capable of holding her head up by herself with no difficulty. From my observation TC is holding her head up unassisted throughout the whole time of observation. This is another indication that TC is a healthy baby and developing at the normal rate. †¢ Palmer Grip o This stage begins at the age of 6 months and develops from there. Babies are capable of gripping onto the object. During this observation TC uses this grip to hold onto the beads to move then at times but used it mainly when playing with 2 hands one to move the objects and the other using the palmer grip to hold onto the beads maze. This is a normal thing for a baby to know at 10 months, another sign of good development. †¢ Sitting Unaided o At this stage of development the baby should be fully capable of sitting unaided and be able to crawl around to get where they want to go. At this stage they will also be looking to further themselves by starting to try stand on their own. This begins at 6 months with the learning to pull them self up to sitting position by 10 months they should be able to sit up by themselves and have no problems with sitting by themselves. 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