Observational Learning

There are a number of places where yearlings could be discoered unobtrusively at the commons , the assumeground , the mall , and the day lot kernel . For the purpose of this study , however , I chose to go to the greenness and bring out parents and their tots play together . This way , I could easily observe unobtrusively as people would think I was simply there to pen or to write d witness my thoughts An opposite benefit that the park has to oblation is the lack of formal structures and relationships such as those found at daycare centers .At the park , parents and bambinos could interact easily and in a relax personal manner . That way , the true nature of the relationship between the parents and the yearlings leave alone be easily observed and analyzed and the appreciation of the interactions between parents and clawren forget be better understood . This then seeks to look at such a relationship by presenting direct observations from families and toddlers that visit the park in our residential area .I had a small nonebook with me and it is where I wrote down my observations , as closely as the communication that went on between the parents and the minorren The toddlers that I observed were just to the highest degree between 16 to 30 months old and appeared to be pampered by care by their parents . One the toddlers belong to an Asian-American racial stock maculation the other(a) one to an American family .Although the parents brought strollers with them the toddlers were walking and occasionally carried by their parents Both of the families of the toddlers see to belong to the middle class Notably , the second toddler belongs to a produce without a father Although the author could not exactly deal whether she is a single parent or not , at least(prenominal) based on the observation at the park , the beget does not curb any other accompany in visiting the park Both toddlers appear to be enamored with their surroundings .The y do vizor the colors in the park and usually exclaim in delight when they see a butterfly or a bird . obviously , they are already starting to recognize some of the features of the environs and their understanding of what they are is already being formed in the minds of the young kids tot 1 The first toddler I observed is male . He displayed curiosity in his surroundings . While they were walking in the park , to the way where the family allow for sit down for an by and bynoon snack , the toddler was picking up sticks and leaves on the ground .He raised them to his eyes and offered them to his parents . The perplex accepted the offer from the toddler and said that it was a leaf . She explained pull ahead that the leaf grows on the branch , which the toddler dutifully picked up and offered to her set out once again . When the begin pronounced leaf and branch , the toddler also spoke up and attempted to pronounce the same words A baby bird is rattling much curious and interested in his surroundings . As part of his cognitive development , he notices the shapes , colors , and contrasting sensations and wonders he encounter in his knowledge base .Even at such a young age , he is also being initiated into the functioning of sociableising where he learns the views of his parents and of the larger society where he is located (Turner , 1991 . The baby , correspond to Piaget s theory actively uses his senses to explore his environment and learn about them . Through the use of his senses , he is able-bodied to discern relationships among the actions he dart and the behavior of the objects that he is viewing (Turner , 1991 Both the component of nature and encourage are at work in this seemingly simple process that the electric shaver is going through .He uses his eyes , his ears , his nose , and his whole dead body to discover the world and learn how it works . His efforts , because they are yet low , are supplemented by his parents , more par ticularly by his let , who tells him the names of objects and how they are being referred to in the world Through the explanation of the start about the nature of the relationship between leaves and branches , the chela is then able to look at the relationship of different objects in his environment albeit in an incomplete fashion .The explanation of the mother regarding the relationship of leaves and branches whitethorn not be sufficient for the chela to understand the relationship because almost of the noesis of a churl advances through his actions and his interpretation about the consequences of the actions he relieve oneself (Franz light , 1985 Notably , the toddler was now engaging in eye-to-eye spot with his parents and occasionally asks them for what he wants . His father brought out a clustering that the toddler apparently loved playing with .The father and the child started playing with the junky they played catch , and some beats they would race together to get the lout first . The toddler was delighted with such play with his father . Although this is the show window the child would also look at his mother and he asked her to muster and join them . This is consistent with the theory of Erikson , which holds that the child s relationship with his mother is perhaps the most important one during this stage of development (Franz White , 1985 The child continued to play with the ball and when he saw other children in the park , he also went to them and offered to play the ball with them .Apparently , toddler one has good socialization skills to the point that he can unify with other kids even when his parents are around This points to the good relationship that the child is enjoying with his parents . Both his parents encouraged him to play with other children and watched him with other kids . True copious , when the child has strong relationships with his parents , he tends to be more socially antiphonal and socially amiable . In accor dance with Psychosocial theorists , the child is displaying good stirred and social skills because his own relationship with his parents are also good and hard .Otherwise , he business leader become a recluse and refuse the company of people (Charlesworth 2003 When Toddler one was playing ball with another child , there was an instance in which the other child managed to grab the ball more quickly than toddler one , so what he did was to forcibly claim the ball from his playmate and withheld it from the latter . Through this , the other child looked as if he was about to cry . It is at this moment that the mother of Toddler one intervened .The mother reasoned out firmly with the toddler in regards to sharing toys so that others would also learn how to share . The savour of the mother appeared to be negotiating instead of imposing . This display of part on the part of the mother is remarkable and shows the secure connection between her and the child (Charlesworth , 2003 Toddler Two When I felt that I have sufficiently observed toddler one , I decided to turn my financial aid to another toddler playing with a dog not truly far from the first toddler . The only companion of the toddler in the park is his mother and their Labrador .I had the impression , although this is difficult to verify , that the mother was a single parent The mother was silently looking afterwards her child who was playing with the Labrador . Apart from the toy truck and the Frisbee that the child had there were no other toys that the mother had for the child . The mother appeared to be preoccupied with her own thoughts When toddler was not busy with his toy truck , he would play with the Frisbee and the dogs with the strength and the capability that he has The dog seems to act as a guard to the toddler . He does not socialize with other kids truly much and he appears content to play by himself .The toddler , it seems is outgo most of the time by himself . Although at first glance , this may seem to be a display of autonomy , yet in closer examination of the child , he does not enjoy the benefits that interaction with other kids and with his parent brings . These circumstances exit therefore bring forth negative consequences in the development of the social skills of the child and he might find it difficult to relate with other people when he grows up (Keenan , 2002 When the child attempts to play farther from his mother , the latter would come after him and tell him not to decease around too much .The mother actually uses her authority over the child to forbid him from going somewhere else . Apparently , the mother wants to keep the child in her sight most of the time . This kind of location might breed negative tinctureings in the child and will contribute to the insecurity of their relationship . Since the relationship of the child with his mother is of utmost importance (Charlesworth , 2003 , then his cognitive , emotional and social development wil l suffer as a consequence . The child also develops a kind of mistrust in the outside world and he will not view the outside world as a safe place .Instead , he might develop the attitude that he always needs his mother to look after him . Erikson warned against this over-protectiveness of parents as it prohibits children to explore and become curious of their environment . Hence instead of underdeveloped self-confidence and self-consciousness , toddler twain will instead feel shame and doubt (Franz White , 1985 Toddler two cried when his mother forbade him to retch into the park When the child cried , the mother responded by being firmer and she almost yelled to toddler two to stop . Instead of stopping , however toddler cried even louder and displayed tantrums .At this time , the mother punished toddler two by spanking him three times . After several minutes , toddler two stopped crying and remained where he was instead This display of authority may become inimical to the over all development of the child over the long run as the initiative and the natural curiosity of the child will be dampened and what he will remember most will be the fear associated with the parent s discipline (Charlesworth 2003 Toddler two recovered from the spanking after several minutes by tour his attention to the dog and his Frisbee .By distracting himself , he forgot about the incident and started to enjoy himself again . His mother , however , still issued a warning for him not to move out of her sight According to Erikson , if the urge of the child to explore is upstage , then the result would be a lower level of self-esteem on the part of the child (Franz White , 1985 Toddler two is very much to her mother , however , he is not sufficiently developing autonomy .Through the reprimands and the stern warnings of his mother , he becomes dependent on his mother and unable to explore his environment and his surroundings . Over the course of time as he discovers the world furthe r , he may not have sufficient curiosity and initiative to move away from the long-familiar and instead , he would keep in sight of whoever is looking after him Conclusion Observing the two toddlers was a good experience for me . It was as if the concepts and theories discussed by Piaget and Erikson were coming to life .Indeed the role of the parents is very crucial in ensuring that a child receives the appropriate socialization and training even while he is young . The strength of the appendix of a child with his parents is very important for him to develop the necessary skills for socialization and in relating with others in his environment If the relationship of a child with his parents is good as demonstrated by the first toddler I observed , then the child will greatly benefit from it .If , however , the nature of the relationship bs on the dysfunctional , then the socialization skills of the child will be negatively affected . As he grows up , he will have struggles in relat ing with different kinds of people in his environment By sight toddlers , numerous lessons can be gleaned and the nature of the relationship between child and parents will be assessed Accordingly , intervention strategies could be arrived at so that the child will not suffer needlessly .Furthermore , parents , and everyone dealing with children , should be sensitive to the different levels of development of the child as demonstrated by Piaget and Erikson . By doing so , perhaps the manner of bringing up of children will be better and over the long run , the society will become a better one because of the good rearing of the children character reference Charlesworth , R (2003 . Understanding Child Development For Adults WhoWork With Young Children . New York Thomson Delmar teaching Franz , C . E White , K . M (1985 . Individuation and attachment in personality development Extending Erikson s theory . 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