This discussion is related to your Week 6 Focused Observation and Milestones Project.  Please complete that assignment before starting the discussion, as there is information in the assignment that is used in the discussion.  Your initial post in this discussion is due on Saturday this week to give you extra time to complete  that assignment, (the assignment has also been available since Week 5).

Prompt 1: 

From your Focused Observation and Milestone Project, select one of the three videos you observed and summarize your findings.  Share the two anecdotes that you recorded and the milestones that you observed for the child.

Prompt 2: 

Re-watch the video Look at Me – Using Focused Observation with Infants and Toddlers.  Complete a Focused Observation on Meadow, using the same format as the Focused Observation and Milestones Project.  Note:  Meadow is the child on the tricycle.  (Please see the assignment for a full explanation and sample.)   This section should be formatted as follows:

1. a) Observation/Anecdotal Note #1: 
      Link to CDC Milestone for Anecdote 1, including domain and age related to the milestone: 
2. b) Observation/Anecdotal Note #2: 
      Link to CDC Milestone for Anecdote 2, including domain and age related to the milestone: 
3. c) Recommendation to caregivers: (Based on CDC recommendations)

Part 1 :

Observation:  What I have observed on this video is a baby that lies flat on his stomach and grasps on the blue cloth. One can observe that he is trying to bring the thumb to his mouth.

Link to CDC Milestone: This is an example of the milestone “brings hands to mouth” from Movement/Physical development domain for a 4-month-old baby.

Observation:  Another observation on this video is when the baby is lying on his stomach, he is able to lift his head without any support.

Link to CDC Milestone: This is an example of the milestone “holds head steady” from Movement/Physical development domain for a 4-month-old baby.

Recommendation to caregivers:  The CDC Milestone handout has the following recommendation for a 4-month-old babies, “Provide safe opportunities for your baby to reach out for toys and explore his surroundings (Keep away tiny things that fits his mouth that may lead to choking when he puts it in). It looks like at this stage; the baby is quick to put things in his mouth. It is important that he is free from possible choking incident and possible health issues when bacteria get into his mouth.

Part 2 :

These are my observations after watching the video “Look at Me- Using Focused Observation with Infants and Toddlers”.

Observation:  I have observed that Meadow is trying to ride the tricycle and make her move forward. She keeps her hands on the handle bars to make it steady and tries to pedal forward.

Link to CDC Milestone: This is an example of the milestone “pedals a tricycle (a 3-wheel-bike)” from Movement/Physical development domain for a 3-year-old child.

Observation:  Another observation on this video is when the child tried to seemingly assess how to keep the tricycle moving. She had pedaled yet she does not have enough force to keep pedaling forward. It is observed that she puts her feet down the floor and use it directly to push the tricycle forward while her hands were steady on the handle bars.

Link to CDC Milestone: This is an example of the milestone “can work toys with buttons, levers and moving parts” like that of a wheel from Cognitive development domain for a 3-year-old child.

Recommendation to caregivers:  The CDC Milestone handout has the following recommendation for a 4-month-old babies, “Play outside with your child. Go to the park or hiking trail. Allow your child to ply freely and without structure activities”. It is on this way that the child would learn to find ways on how to face obstacles and challenges that will come when trying to accomplish little stuffs for themselves. It has to be some activities that does not necessarily have structure to keep their young minds start assessing and finding ways to resolve obstacles.