Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Beginner
Your Question?
During the first year of life self-awareness develops. An infant begins to realise that they are a separate being and can have some effect on people and the environment. Understanding you are a separate person and that other people also have thoughts and feelings is a key development in the socialisation process.
1. List the stages that lead to self awareness.
2. Read each scenario and identify the behaviours that indicate Kali’s growing sense of self.
Kali (7mths)
Kali is sitting in her highchair waiting for her morning tea. As the practitioner approaches with her food Kali smiles and squeals loudly, banging her hands on the tray.
“Are you a hungry girl?” says the practitioner. Kali waves her hands and laughs.
Kali’s growing sense of self:
Kali (18mths)
Kali is playing a game by herself. She place blocks in a box and then tips the blocks out and repeats the process. As she puts each block in the box she pauses, looks intently at the box and then continues her game. As she tips the blocks from the box she laughs and then claps her hands. The practitioner comments, “I can see you like tipping out the blocks Kali.” Kali smiles, nods and continues her game.
Kali’s growing sense of self:
Kali (26 mths)
Kali is in the sandpit rubbing her toes into the wet sand. She is hold a small scoop in one hand and begins to dig a hole. She pours the sand from the scoop onto her other hand. She repeats this action several times. Kali then notices she has a lot of sand on her lap. She begins to brush it away with large arm movements. The sand scatters in all directions. Nia (15mths) is sitting nearby and the sand flicks into her eyes. She begins to cry. Kali stops and looks at Nia. She stands up and goes to Nia, taking her hand she says ‘crying”. She looks around for an adult.
Kali’s growing sense of self:
3. Self-Help Skills
Mastery of age-appropriate self-help skills is satisfying for young children and helps them to feel good about themselves. Children use self-help skills as they begin to take care of their own physical needs such as dressing, toileting, feeding and hygiene.
a. List the socio-cultural factors that may inhibit the development of self-help skills.
b. Suggest two features of the physical environment that can support toddlers as they strive towards the development of self-help skills.
c. Suggeststrategiesthatcanbeusedbythepractitionertosupportpreschooler’sself-helpskills.
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