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Jordynn Anderson
Cash is a very energetic, athletic, and loving 6-year-old. He is about 4 feet tall
and weighs 50 pounds. He is currently enrolled in kindergarten at his local
elementary school. Cash is a part of a traditional, 4-person family that includes
his sister Claire, mother Debra (Debbie), and his father Robert (Bob). His mother
and father have the same authoritative parenting style. Cash’s parents are
happily married, and both work full time during the week/weekend. Even
though his parents are very busy with their jobs, as a family they always make
time to do activities together like playing outside with their dog, going on walks,
playing board games, being creative with art supplies, and playing music
together. Some of Cash’s favorite things to do include any kind of sport, but he
mostly enjoys wrestling, football, and baseball. Something unique about him is
that he can turn any situation into a fun one. He is always up for a good time
and can make almost anyone laugh. He has many hilarious one liners and is
surprisingly witty for a kindergartener. His social/emotional skills have come a
long way when looking back at his younger age that included him not being as
comfortable with communication and participation with people or activities.
Physical Development:
Is the process that starts out in infancy and continues throughout their lives while focusing on gross and fine
motor skills. It involves gaining control over the body, mostly muscles, and physical coordination.
Source: http://articles.extension.org/pages/26038/physical-development-in-child-care
5 Gross Motor Skills Child Exceeds This Child Meets this Child is working on
Milestone Milestone meeting this milestone
Social/Emotional Skills Child Exceeds This Child Meets this Child is working on
Milestone Milestone meeting this milestone
Source: http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/fine-motor-skills
Red Flags for Cognitive
Development
Cognitive red flags:
Unable to tell between real and fantasy
Unable to describe similarities between two things
Unable to apply creative thinking to problem solving.
Not understanding the permanent nature of items
Not understanding that two rows of things may be the
same even though they are unevenly spread
Not understanding what common objects are
Source: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/stages-
milestones/cognitive-development-6-7-year-olds
Red Flags for Affective
Development
Source: http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-school-
aged-milestones
Influences of Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise, and
Recreational Activities
Nutrition:
Nutrition has always been important for all children from the beginning of their life.
Nutrition is important because it helps kids’ growth physically, cognitively, and
emotionally learn and provides for their energy in order to grow in these aspects.
This child’s eating habits are very healthy. His parents don’t allow him to have hardly any
sweets or candies. He gets every meal of the day breakfast, lunch, and dinner that also
includes snacks. For snacks he eats fruits, vegetables, granola bars, and some other
healthy options. Some of his favorite things to eat include pizza, blackberries, bananas,
and granola bars. Below is a menu guideline of how much of each food group a 2-8-
year old should have.
Source:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3c/bc/f1/3cbcf118f22e188b0c71f1e8f2bbdaf4.jpg
Sleep:
Recommended Hours of Sleep for 6-13 Years Old: 9-11 hours per day
appropriate: 7 to 8 hours 12 hours.
This child receives 11 hours of sleep. His bedtime during the week and weekend is 6:30pm
and wakes up at 5:30am. Since he was younger he always would get up very early, so
5:30am may seem very early to some, but for him and his family they are used to being
early risers. Before going to bed, him and his sister usually get their pajamas on, watch a
movie, brush their teeth, read a book, and then go to bed. This routine helps Cash gain a
sense of comfort and reassurance. This also gives him the opportunity to learn a little bit
of responsibility.
Source: https://sleepfoundation.org/excessivesleepiness/content/how-much-sleep-do-
babies-and-kids-need
Exercise:
Recommended exercise for school aged kids include:
o 1 hour or more of physical activity on more or all days.
o Participate in different types of physical activity of 15 minutes or more each day.
o Avoid inactivity of 2 hours or more unless resting or sleeping.
This child really enjoys physical activity. He is constantly running around either involving
sports, outside, inside, with friends, or family. He participates in swimming lessons,
wrestling, football, and baseball for school and summer activities. He is very active and
gets about 4 to 5 hours of physical activity a day.
Source: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/fitness-6-12.html
Recreational Activities:
Goes to the local pool with family and friends
Enjoys camping and fishing with his father and the rest of the family
Rides his bike, goes on walks, and runs around outside with friends and family
Enjoys taking the dog for walks with the family
Some ways a Para, Teacher, and Parent
Can Enhance Development
Sources:
-http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/supporting-your-
learner/role-of-parents/
-https://www.scilearn.com/blog/how-to-support-social-development-in-
young-children
Conclusion:
From the very beginning of development, everything influences that
child and helps determine his/her future. Learning different skills at an
earlier age helps a child in the long run and will for sure give that
child an advantage. Cash is lucky to be one of those children
growing up in a healthy, loving, involved family. Not all families have
healthy eating habits, loving people, or are necessarily involved.
Even though Cash is my cousin, I still learned quite a bit I didn’t know
about him and his family. I’m glad that I had this opportunity to see
how much his parents are really involved in his life and how that has
affected him so far at the age of 6. I had no idea they had such
healthy eating habits and didn’t allow the children to eat hardly any
candy or sweets. It’s interesting that at such a young age some
children grow up and have the habit of waking up so early in the
morning. I didn’t realize how much his parents worked and yet, they
still seem to be just as involved in his life as any other parent if not
more than those who would work full time during the week or even
part time. I also learned that just because a child hasn’t reached
certain milestones but have exceeded in others, doesn’t mean there
need to be major concerns. I enjoyed learning about how much this
lifestyle has affected such a young child in his development. My
favorite part about this project was learning the red flags in the
development of a 6-year-old and comparing those red flags to the
physical, cognitive, and affective development of Cash. It’s
interesting that he can have such high development in two areas
and then in another, have it lower than the rest. I found that this
project will help me recognize red flags and proper developmental
strategies and techniques for my future experiences in the
classroom, as a parent, and as an educator.