Case Study of A Child, My 10 year old's Physical Characteristics

Age 10 I observed a 10 year old at the Boys and Girls club I volunteer
at. He is somewhat taller than any ten year old that is in his
Joy Evans group. He was very active and competitive while playing
basketball with his friends. His voice has not changed yet but I
Edu 220-1001 did notice he had a few hairs forming mustache. Physical
growth is very rapid and during the middle school years, the
average child will grow 2-4 inches per year.

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PHYSICAL My 10 year olds Emotional Characteristic

My 10 year old seem to have a lot of energy and competitive against
Characteristics Recommendations others in his age group. They were playing a game of basketball and after
Answer Questions about body his team lost he became very angry and threw the ball at someone. He
Rapid Growth changes also had a few anger and disruptive outburst that caused him to be
reprimanded by his teacher. After a few minutes of giving him some alone
Large Amounts of Endurance and Provide activities that will release time he was a lot calmer. I asked if he was ok and he stated yes and then
Muscular Development energy began communicating with me about his trophies that he won. Many
feelings such as confusion, anger, extreme mood swings are often
Large Appetite Dont Criticize child about food displayed at this age.
intake

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Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013)
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Intellectual/Cognitive
Characteristics
Ask many Questions
Like to start new hobbies
and projects
Like to be challenged and
competitive
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Moral (Character)
Highly competitive
Are aware of right and wrong
choice
Has a strong urge to conform
to peer group moral
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My 10 year olds Moral/Character
My ten year was very cooperative when asked to follow
Recommendation directions. During a few instances throughout the day, he did get a
Allow group activities with little agitated but most of the time he calmed himself down and
other children so they will feel continued on his activities. He liked to be in his boy group which
consisted of six 10-11 year old. He showed me the rules of the club
comfortable and told me he understood all of them but stated sometimes he
breaks the rules. Some children, according to Kohlberg, have a hard
Encourage activities that they time understanding rules but by the age of ten they conform to the
are interested in as well as
rules presented to them.
new ones
Introduce games that will
challenge them to their full Snowman(2013)
ability and encourage
teamwork
Provide activities for both
boys and girls
Support children who make
right or wrong choices
Help each child understand
the consequences of the
choices that they make