Child Development Assignment (pdf)
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0Running Head: CHILD DEVELOPMENTChild developmentAuthor’s name:
1CHILD DEVELOPMENTContentsBackground information..............................................................................................................................2Piaget’s conservation task...........................................................................................................................4Conservation of matter............................................................................................................................4Conservation of length............................................................................................................................4Conservation of number..........................................................................................................................5Drawing task................................................................................................................................................5Family portrait.........................................................................................................................................5Hypothetical reasoning................................................................................................................................6Self-evaluation.............................................................................................................................................6Bibliography................................................................................................................................................7
2CHILD DEVELOPMENT Background information In my school age interview conducted on 7th may 2018 my interviewee was victor. He lives in a family of 7, two parents and 5 siblings. Victor and his family are black Americans and they come from Nigeria. Victor has two sisters Zita and Zimba and two Brothers Michael and James. Victor was born on 4th April 2008; he is 10 years and one month old. Victor’s mother is nurse and his father is trader, they family live together. According to Victor growing up in a family with brothers and sisters is the most interesting thing; despite the conflicts that arise between the siblings, he loves them so much and he would do anything for them. He loves it that he has brothers and sisters whom he can play with and relate with. He dreads being away from them and he says they are the best company he has in thewhole world.
3CHILD DEVELOPMENT Victor loves to play soccer and basketball; this gives his love for soccer and basketball gives him the intrinsic motivation to be the best in the team[ CITATION Han15 \l 1033 ].He lives at home with his father and mother apart from Zita his sister who is in college. His mainchores are cleaning his plate and watching his mother’s closet. His parents don’t like it when someone tells lies or when they don’t do their chores. He dislike that he keeps fighting with his siblings who keep on taking his things and he finds it unfair that his father does not give them more than $2 to school. The rules at his house are there is no television on Monday and Thursday, but they are allowed to watch on Fridays and during the weekends. His best friend is John, they do everything together and he would tell his parents if John did something wrong. This indicates that he has a good social conservation, because he has friends and his moral development is good because he can tell when they are doing bad things[ CITATION Lap18 \l 1033 ]. Victor thinks that his mother is very mean because she doesn’t let them play with her phone and she takes away his games and never returns them. Victor never fights and he doesn’t like that his mother isalways sad and mean. He would not correct her because he is afraid he would not get things fromher. He dislikes it that Mr. Thosman gives him assignment every week. He believes thata lady teacher in school likes him but he does not know the reason why. He likes it that he plays soccer and basketball and he dislikes bullying[ CITATION Mer14 \l 1033 ]. Victor does not belong to a club apart from his soccer team, he is popular in the team because he plays good and is fast and this gives him a good self-esteem because he knows he is valued by the team[ CITATION Bro14 \l 1033 ].
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