Journal Entry 3: Early childhood physical and cognitive development
Raise your child to the age of 4 years, 10 months, then select one of the
following questions to respond to in your journal. Make sure you reference
different events in your child’s life, using your textbook and other reliable
sources for support.
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Each journal entry should be a minimum of 2 pages, double-spaced
(about 500 to 700 words) Times New Roman font size 12
What activities and experiences have you and your child engaged in that
might be promoting healthy behavioral practices and an interest in physical
activity?
4 years and 10 months old
Theodora is learning the rules and routines pretty well at home and seems to want
to please you and other adults, but sometimes she forgets to pick up or she doesn’t
mind you.
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When Theodora doesn’t mind at first, you repeat your request in a firm
but pleasant voice and wait for Theodora to comply. Then you praise her for
helping.
Theodora is fascinated by music and sings songs from preschool and from her
favorite cartoon shows and movies, and dances in pretty good rhythm to a variety
of music, including your favorite “oldies”.
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You keep teaching her new songs and enjoy dancing or moving around
together to music.
Theodora is one of the most active children in her preschool class, and loves to ride
her bike around and around the block. She is also getting pretty good at playing
catch, shooting mini-basketballs and kicking the mini-soccer ball.
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You or your partner plays catch, mini-basketball and soccer with
Theodora. Although Theodora is too young to follow any of the rules of these
games, you figure it’s a good chance to develop ball-handling skills and
fitness.
Theodora has a couple of little friends at preschool that she has fun with and talks
about at home.
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You are pleased that Theodora is getting along well with other children,
and try to expand her experiences by arranging play dates with children at
the preschool as well as in the neighborhood.
You have an electronic tablet that can play entertaining cartoon children’s audio
books with pictures. There are also interactive games that teach ABC’s, words, and
numbers. Theodora seems to enjoy the videos and stories the most. The tablet is
stored out of Theodora’s reach to prevent accidental damage.
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You allow Theodora to use the tablet a maximum of one hour a day and
allow her to choose between entertainment and educational content.
Theodora communicates very well now, relying primarily on complete sentences,
and seems to understand most of what you say. She enjoys watching children’s TV
and listening to books. She occasionally makes charming errors such as “I beated
you in the race.”
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You let Theodora’s interests guide most of your activities, but you
occasionally suggest something new such as museums, zoos, nature hikes, or
the library.
Theodora seems to know that the cartoons she watches aren’t real, but she gets
nervous or scared when watching prime-time dramas or even “G” rated videos.
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You let Theodora watch some cartoons and occasionally some of the less
violent dramatic series or videos. You make sure to watch along with
Theodora, and answer her questions about what is going on or explain the
events.
Theodora seems advanced for her age in thinking ability. She can solve the number
conservation task for small numbers. She asks a lot of questions about animals,
nature, how things work, etc. She is beginning to understand games of strategy and
is getting really good at counting and at games involving numbers.
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You go to nature centers, zoos, and science museums, where you think
Theodora’s natural curiosity about these things will promote more questions
and more growth in thinking.
Theodora fits into preschool activities well, having fun with teacher-led activities
and participating eagerly in physical or dramatic play with the children. Lately she
seems to have a “best friend” who she talks about constantly.
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You encourage the friendship by inviting the friend over for fun activities.
Occasionally Theodora forgets the rules at home or at school or has an accident
(such as knocking something over at the store).
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You continue to remind Theodora of the rules and warn her about risky
behavior such as climbing too high, but you ignore the occasional violation.
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