19th-Month Developmental Examiner's Report

According to the 19th-month developmental examiner’s report, Ryder is advanced in spatial skills, shown in activities such as building block towers to copy one made by the examiner, copying shapes, coloring within the lines, and solving picture puzzles. To be honest, I believe that this advancement is due to both environmental and biological factors because these two factors both influence child development and often coincide together. My hypothesis is that the biological factors caused Ryder’s desire to play indoor, quiet activities such as puzzles and with blocks, and the environmental factors fostered this. In the textbook, it explains that to support a babies’ fine and gross motor skills, parents must do three things. One, provide a stimulating environment. Two, select playthings and experiences that are developmentally appropriate. Third, make safety a high priority, to prevent injury. We did these things, letting him play with blocks and picture puzzles to develop his fine motor skills, but in doing so this has contributed to his spatial skills as well, as building with blocks and such helps improve spatial ability as well. …show more content…
As a result, we had to move into a smaller apartment, which was in a noisy and crowded area downtown. This environmental influence effected his behaviour, and the increased family tension and unhappiness made him less cooperative and more moody. My partner gained his job back 4 months later, but when it’s tough to make ends meet, the stress builds up and often a child feels that stress, whether it’s because a parent changes how they treat a child, or if it’s simply because children are very perceptive and can sense that something is going on. Therefore, I feel like Ryder was negatively affected by the experience simply because he could feel the stress and tension and was thrusted into a new environment, reacting by becoming less cooperative and more