INFO
A newborn child can’t survive alone in the world – it cannot find food, cannot walk, cannot talk etc. A newborn length is about 50 cm and the weight is about 3 kilos. By 12 months, the weight has tripled and by 24 months lengths is about 85 cm. A newborns head is ¼ the size of the body but by adulthood only 1/8. Legs and arms become longer and organs grow. Kids learn to walk when they are about 1 year old. They also learn how to sit, draw, kick ball etc.
A newborn baby knows how to cry, and they learn to smile when they are 0-6 months. They also find their own hands etc, and when they are 6-12 month old they recognize other people and their fine motors skills develop. Fine motor skills are drawing, writing etc and gross motor skills includes big moves, balance etc. They start to say words and walk. 1-2 years old walking turns to running and they starts to talk more. They are also interested about other people. Babies know how to cry right after the birth.
When kids are interested about other people, their social skills become better and they start to talk more. Kids learn speaking, because someone is talking to them. Without example they cannot learn it. Kids starts to understand what words mean, example when they see mum, they say “mum”.
Kids are usually very shy, when they meet new people or they are in new place. They cry easily, and also want things that other kids have. If child A is playing with the ball, and child B saw it, he/she probably wants that ball. Childs learn to show their emotions when they grow up. Children learn smiling, and that behavior is reinforced by parents smiling back.
Kids learn problem solving, doing puzzles, building with blocks etc intellectual development. Roleplaying learn things about sharing, relationships etc. Because of that, it’s important that kids can play with other kids.
Environmental affect very much. Some kids just sit inside watching videos. They maybe learn something about them, but totally different things than kids who run outside with their friends. Children learn things, because they watch other people and do things same way. For example, if there’s violence in family, child learn about violence and probably use it later in their life.
METHODS
Two kids came to the school(16 month, 2.5 year) , we went to the kinder and watched 20 three year old playing(we also played with them). Then we went to daycare, where we watched 4 2-3 year old. Before we met children, we discussed at the school about different developments. It was good, that we didn't just watched when kids played but played with them.
Meea and Charlee, the kids who came to the school, were very shy. They didn’t talk much, just few words, like UP! The older one, Meea, took good care of her sister and talk so much about her, like “Charlee wants” “Charlee kicked” Meea used educational toys, “called” dad, Charlee used a crayon and got ball out under the table. They played together, kicked ball etc. They both knew how to walk, draw, sit etc.
Kids at the kinder talked more, and they weren’t shy at all. They balanced on the beam, used swings and slide, played totem-tennis. Kids played roleplays. They played with other kids and with adults. They weren’t so shy, because they were at the place they normally are. Meea and Charlee came to the school, which is a place they are not normally. They had some toys, but not so many than usually etc.
In childcare, kids very happy and friendly and not so shy! They played with ball, slide, playdough, they built things and played marbles. They did dress-up and throw ball.
HYPOTHESIS
Before we met children, I thought they would talk maybe little bit more. They used toys/games etc better than I thought. They were little bit taller than I assumed. . I haven't met any kids aged 2-3 for a while, so I didn't really know what to expect.
RESULTS + DISCUSSION
I notice, that kids in the kinder & daycare are more social than those two kids, who came to the school. I think it's because kids are their natural enviromental in the kinder&day care. They have their toys, and they don't need to be only in one room. They also had many coeval friends around them. Kids knew how to speak, draw, walk etc. They also played many roleplays, for example one boy in the kinder constitute the band, the kids at the school ”called” dad and at the daycare kids dressed up. That shows, that kids in different enviromentals do still same things.
Children head is bigger than adults, and you can really see it when you are with kids. Kids in the kinder did different balance things, and I think in the future, they will have better balance than kids, who haven't done those things. They knew how to use slides and swings. Meea and Charlee and kids in the daycare draw, kids in the kinder didn't have opportunity because we were outside. However, kids had good gross motor skills in all places, and fine motor still develop all the time.
About emotions, kids smiled when they were happy, and when one kid fell over she didn't even cry, but when Stacey asked if she was hurt, she started to cry. Because Stacey asked that, so she thought that falling over was worse think that it acually was. They also used much bodylanguage when they had fun. Meea and Charlee were so shy, and they invoke to their mum and sister. Kids in the kinder weren't shy, and they did things with us without adults. Kids in the daycare were between kids at the school and kids in the kinder. However, they weren't so shy, probably because Andrew was there. Kids knew Andrew already so it was easier to them.
Children knew what words mean, even 16 month old Charlee. She said UP! When she wanted that her mum raise her up. If you asked something from kids in the daycare or kinder, they told or showed the answer for u. They talk much more than I thought, and they also talk very distinctly. They also learn new words everytime, because other people are using them. Children learn many things, because they see someone doing them first.
In all places kids did intellectual things like building, puzzles or something like that. That learns problemsolving to them. Charlee knew how to get the ball out under the table. Kids also played together, for example Meea and Charlee kicked the ball and in the kinder kids played football together. Playing together is good, because it learn things to kids and they can be together with other child. That way they will be more social when they are older. Of course, everyone has different personality and all people are not social.
We saw, how kids wants staff they can't have, when Meea was driving by bike and Charlee wanted it. So,playing together they also learn sharing.
