Essay

Essay

At what level of the standards is my child performing

Victoria was born on May 9, 2009 at 6:32pm. She is three-fourths Italian and one-fourth Puerto Rican. She is an only child and has few friends her age outside of her daycare that she plays with. Her mother and father are now both living in the same home as Victoria after recently being separated and sharing custody for almost eight months. She seems to really enjoy having both of her parents in the home at the same time.

Victoria goes to KinderCare; a daycare, while her mother and father are at work. Victoria attends daycare from 8am to 6pm Monday through Thursday. Victoria stays with a grandparent for one day every weekend, taking turns between her mother's parents and her father's parents. Victoria wakes up between 7:30am and 8:00am every day and eats breakfast within a half an hour of waking up. Her parents are very strict with the foods that she eats. For breakfast she will usually have a granola bar with peaches or oranges, oatmeal, cereal or yogurt with blueberries. Victoria will not eat eggs as she does not like the texture, however, she did eat more than usual one day when her mother put a drop of green dye into her eggs. Victoria will usually eat lunch at her daycare, and according to the daycare teacher she eats well. On the day she eats lunch at home she always asks for chicken nuggets. Dinner is usually around 6:30pm and always includes a vegetable, starch and some sort of meat. Victoria loves to eat vegetables and has since she was a baby.

Victorias bed time is between 9:00pm and 9:30pm and she has a routine before bed which includes: Potty time, brushing her teeth, reading books while in bed, singing in bed with the lights out, and then going to sleep. It is my understanding that Victorias mother is the primary parent in the home; setting and enforcing the rules, has the responsibility of the bed time routine, making all meals, bathing Victoria, and being a very active parent, somewhat over shining Victorias father. According to a recent study it is said that with the current focus on shared parenting, there is clearly data to support the involvement of both parents in the care and nurturing of their child.(Hartson, J. 2010)

When Victoria plays at home she likes to involve her parents in her play more than playing in her room by herself. Victoria has a kitchen in her room and enjoys making pretend dishes for her parents to try.

Usually when Victoria is playing at home she will be seen with a baby in her hands pretending to be mommy. Victoria also loves to watch television; her favorite television show is Sesame Street; particularly Elmos World, and her favorite movie is Space Buddies, and Bolt. Victoria is very into dogs, babies, and princesses Victoria is almost potty trained. Her parents have been consistent with potty time for the ...