Analysis of Data
Child’s Growth and Development
The survey’s findings show that the child is experiencing the acceptable growth and development. The activities of the child according to the survey results, the child is growing in a clinically required standard. From the development and sensory assessment, the four-year-old child assessed displayed a remarkable average pass of 70%. At the young age of four years, the child can easily drink from a cup unassisted, and he is very responsive to games. The child is capable of putting on his clothes with little assistance. About teeth-brushing, the child brushes with minimal assistance and he can remember the timings. Color recognition is perfect in the child and he can as well differentiate between mixed colors. The children gross motor performance is 70%. He can skip without problems while counting. The percentage shows that his coordination is also excellent. The gross motor high percentage performance is also contributed by the child’s ability to balance on one of his legs for ten seconds. Memory development is also evident as a child knows his name and can identify people with their names. The child can also talk of events of the events of very recent past, present and also understands what tomorrow means (Barr et al., 2014)
Child’s Home Environment
Home environment is a crucial factor in a child’s development. As a child who still learns how to interact with the immediate environment, a four-year-old child needs to be monitored. The survey results display a very conducive environment for child growth and development. The responses for safety are very child-protective, and this is the reason for the outstanding growth of the child. Dangerous substances are put out of reach of the child, and harmful objects are not part of his toy stock (Marjanovič et al., 2006)
Discussion of Identified Problems
Apart from the outstanding development performance and the home environment that supports child growth, there are some areas that need improvement. The child should not be forced to acquire or learn new information. The learning process should only be aided helped, and patience with a child also needs to be considered (Boyd, 2006).
Interventions/Recommendations
Maintenance of Current Health Practices
Pediatric intervention is a component that adds to the growth and development of infants. During the growth period of a child, there ought to be professional pediatric guidance to the parents. From the survey conducted, the results in the growth and development depict a vibrant child whose growth and development rate is within the required pediatric range. The average performance of 75% in the gross motor survey means that the child is very active. The parents, therefore, need to be trained on how to handle a child in a manner that does not lower his vigor and or leave him vulnerable.
Results from the language assessment of the child average to 75% but the child shows low understanding of some aspects of language. In order to compliment the child’s high development performance, the parents should help the child master the use of the parts of speech in which the child has a problem. Even children who show excellent performance the mastery of language need to be guided to enhance their performance (G, L, 1964).
In the Gross motor development, the survey results depict child that is very active and one that is quick to learn new games. Such activity however needs monitoring in order to alleviate the levels of risk to injury. During age four, there is the urge to explore new tricks in infant games and unless guide, children get exposed to injuries. Every toy used by the child should be checked to ensure child safety. Sharp object should be put at bay lest they cause harm to the child. Monitoring should be everybody’s obligation, but parents should play the greatest role as they are always with their children (Salkind, 2002).
The home environment assessment shows that the family has done remarkably well in ensuring that the child is safe. Caution has been taken in ensuring that the child is not exposed to injury while at home. Harmful substances like medicine have kept out of the child’s reach, and the kitchen has been kept out of the child’s access. Improvement is however needed in the bedding area. A four-year-old is still young and should sleep close to the parents. The family should change the child’s sleeping place to an easily accessible place, close to the parents.
Promotion of Health, Growth, & Development
The family needs to research on better health practices that can promote the health of the child. In order to achieve health care promotion, there is the need to seek professional pediatric assistance at every level of the child’s growth. Close child monitoring also need to be part of the improvement as this is the only way in which potential or existing problems can be diagnosed. Nothing should be left to chance regarding the health, growth and development of the child (Cousins, 1999). Infants at the age of four are explorers of the immediate environment hence safety preparedness should hit very high percentages.
Some of the areas in which the parents need to put more effort is the child’s language capability. They need to support the child’s development in terms of language capability by always uttering words and having the child repeat them.
References
Barr, R., Walker, J., Gross, J., & Hayne, H. (March 01, 2014). Age-Related Changes in Spreading Activation During Infancy. Child Development, 85, 2, 549-563.
Boyd, R. A. (2006). Kidex for fours: Practicing competent child care for four-year-olds. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning.
Cousins, J. (1999). Listening to four year olds: How they can help us plan their care and education. London: National Early Years Network.
G, L. (September 06, 1964). Development of the Speech and Environmental Orientation of Two-Year-Olds. Russian Social Science Review, 5, 2, 30-38.
Marjanovič, U. L., Kranjc, S., Fekonja, U., & Bajc, K. (January 01, 2006). Quality of the preschool and home environment as a context of children's language development. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 14, 1, 131-147.
Salkind, N. J. (2002). Child development. New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
