Pediatric Development

I have chosen the family of four people, husband, wife, and two daughters. The family that I have chosen for the assignment lives in Lorton. The child's age that I have selected to analyze is four years. The name of the child is Megan. The name of her sister is Anna. The father of the Megan is a Banker his name is Noah and the mother of her is sales associate in a mart, the name of her mother is Stacey. I started the interview by greetings and then I ask the names from each family member. I asked the questions which clarifies the family composition. I ask about the ages, names and the relationships. I also asked about the previous relations of the family members if any. I found that the child's age is four years her sister's age is seven months. Her mother's age is thirty eight and her father's age is forty years. I also asked questions about the home and community environment. I asked about the rooms and the sleeping arrangements of the children. I also ask about the occupation of the parents. Father of the child sleeps with her wife in the ground floor whereas the child Margret sleeps on the first floor and her sister sleeps with the parents. I also asked about the safety features that are used in the home or available in the home such as the fire escape, and car restraint. I also discussed the environmental hazard like the pollution or the traffic near the home.

The assessment that I am intending to do requires such information. The family uses the safety features for example the family has the fire escape in the house that can be used in case of the emergency if fire takes place in the house. I further ask questions about the education of the parents and their profession. I also asked the questions regarding the work schedule and how they manage to give time to their children. The religion that the family follows is the Christianity and they follow their religion. The mother of the child is from Canada and she has been living in Lorton since ten years whereas the father of the child is the local of the Lorton. I also observe the activities of the parents and t he children and asked some merely assessment questions which are very important for the assessment. For instance I asked the questions like how much time the family spent together and what activities does the family do together? Who usually oversee the activities of the child like the schooling and the health of the children? Is it difficult or easy to look after a child? These are those questions which are very important for conducting the assessment. I also ask the questions regarding the decision making power of the home. I found that the parents work in different shifts so that one of them always be available for the child and they also have ...