child development

Cerritos College

CD 110: Child Growth and Development

Child’s Name _____________________ Your Name ________________________

Date Completed: _____

Case Study Questions

Use Chapters 8 – 9 – 10 from our book!!

Your child is now 4 years old.

Describe at least three specific gross motor skills: Page __________

Describe three specific fine motor skills: Page _____________

Tell a story about your child and their eating habits. Page ______________

Describe a typical dinnertime in your home.

Give examples of your child’s cognitive development (maybe an example of pretend play; animism, or Piaget’s conservation tasks). Page __________

What kind of preschool program are you interested in for your child and why ?

Page __________

Using recycled materials, create a toy for your child. How is this toy stimulating? Show a picture of your toy along with a description. Could be a flannel board story, puppet, or any HOME MADE object!

Give some quotes of things your child has said. How will you continue to encourage language development? Page _________

Discuss your child’s play. What does he/she like to play with? Which of Parten’s levels of play do they demonstrate? Page # _______ Give examples.

Tell a story about a time your child misbehaved. How did you respond? Page # _____

Describe your parenting (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive) style. Give specific examples of how you are raising your child. Page _______