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Case Study Paper 1 The case study topic was social and emotional interactions. The child I observed was named Lacey. She started out on her first day of preschool very energetic. She seemed to enjoy the toys and did not appear to be frightened of her new surroundings. As i noted in my observation “she really didnt need any help to gain self confidence.”(observation question 5) She parted from her mother very easily barely acknowledging she was leaving due to her involvement with all the new toys. She was very outgoing and talked to many teachers and even some other children. She seemed to really adapt to the room very well. She primarily plays with Keely and Grace. “Keely is the one she wants to sit/play with often.” She loves to play dress up and dance in the longer dresses. She also likes to play with the dolls. When Keely and Grace come in the room she occasionally even brings them a doll to the door to get a start on playing with the dolls as soon as possible. She often initiates the play with the other girls. One thing she really enjoyed was building a long line of building blocks and walking along them like a tightrope. She did this many times and other Kids joined in as well. She seems to be very aware of the other children and how they feel. An example of this is when one of the girls was sitting by herself she went over and sat down and asked her to play. She often plays domestic games such as house, baby dolls, or the doll house. These are her go to games but she does also participate in things like blocks, or trains. I believe that Lacey is a very typical 4 year old girl. She appears to have a good home life because when playing house or the doll house she was very respectful of the other dolls and the mom... ... middle of paper ... ...ple would realize they weren’t telling the truth if they often don’t tell the truth. Many people may see this as her being bratty and a lier but I believe that she does it because she wants to be notice. Though this isn’t the best way to do it she knows it works which is why she continues. She does have some negative behavior which I believe she will grow out of she does also have behaviors normal and positive for a child her age. An example of this she often makes up stories which according to Erickson this is a normal and positive behavior. An example of this is when she does the craft she “often takes the craft and adds her own touch, even making up back stories for her projects” along with toys as noted in my observation. Over all she seems to be developing at a normal rate with only slight behavioral issues which will most likely work themselves out over time.

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