Case Study of Lory, Age 6

Alexys Fernandez
College of Southern Nevada
Professor Wyckoff
October 20, 2018
Physical
Observed Recommendations

●  Had trouble controlling paint brush ●  Monitor and keep track of development (Center

-  Large muscle control is still developing for Diseases Control and Prevention, 2011)

(Snowman & McCowan, 2013, pg 53) ●  Should be given an hour of physical activity

●  Likes to run and do cartwheels (School Age Children, 2018)

-  Extremely active (Snowman & McCowan, ●  Try not to schedule too much writing time

2013, pg 53) (Snowman & McCowan,2013, pg 53)

●  Is becoming aware of body image (School Age ●  Limit screen time (School Age Children, 2018

Children, 2018)
Emotional
Observe Recommendations

●  Wants to impress her elders
●  Well behave when complimented
●  Aware of other people's emotions (Snowman &
McCowan, 2013, pg54)
●  Identifying more complex emotions (PBS Parents,
2003-2018)
●  Praise and reward good actions (Snowman &
McCowan, 2013, pg54))
●  Encourage children to express themselves
(School Age Children, 2018)
●  Go over the topic respect School Age Children,
2018)
●  Avoid criticism (Snowman & McCowan, 2013, pg
54)
Cognitive/Intellectual
Observations Recommendations

●  Instructions were repeated to her a couple of ●  Don’t give to many choices

times
●  Questions a lot of things
●  Talking to oneself (Snowman & McCowan, 2013,
pg 54)
●  Likes to play competitive games
●  Begins to sound out words (PBS Parents,
2003-2018)
●  Goes from preoperational to concrete operational
thought
●  Encourage to read and write (Child Development
Guide, n.d.)
●  If language skills seem behind request evaluation
(School Age Children, 2018)
●  Help them organize ideas and connect them to
things they may know already
Psychosocial/ Social
Observe Recommendations

●  Has two best friends that are females ●  Encourage children to play sports (School Age
●  Rules are very important Childeren, 2018)
●  Industry vs Inferiority ●  Go over genders
●  Argues with siblings ●  “Let them work out the issue between

●  Understands how other people feel themselves” (Snowman & McCowan, 2013, pg
53)
Moral/ Character
Observations Recommendations

●  Likes to make deals ●  Set behavior expectations

●  “Developing courage to try new things that they ●  let child know that “nobody is perfect and it is
fear” (PBS Parents, 2003-2018) okay to do mistakes” (Child Development Guide,
●  Blames others for one's’ mistakes n.d.)
References
Child Development Guide. (n.d.). Child Development Guide.Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/allcwe2/
fosterparents/training/cdevguid/cdg07.htm#PHYSICAL

Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013). ED PSYCH. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Developmental Monitoring and Screening. Retrieved from https://
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/screening.html

How to Help Your Six-Year-Old Understand and Manage Emotions. (n.d.). Retrieved November 2, 2018, from http://
www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/age-6-emotions-self-awareness/self-awareness

Staff, P. T. (2011, September 25). Know Your Child Better By Learning The Ages & Stages Of Child Development.
Retrieved November 2, 2018, from https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/#.W-X0LidReRt