Observation Of Infant Observation Examples

In the garage of the home were the birthday party was being held, I observed a 9-month-old infant girl. She was sitting in her high chair next to her mother, the mother was sitting at the table with a plate of food eating and socializing with other adults at the table. The mother and infant were both eating, when the mother finished her food and decided to get up to get more. As she walked away from the table the infant began to make grunting noises and whimper while reaching her hands towards her mother. The other adults tried to comfort her but she was persistent in reaching and crying out for her mother. Upon returning the mother looked at her infant, brushed her hand against the side of her face, and said, “It’s okay, I’m back mija.” The infant settled down and her mother fed her some more food. The infant smiled and giggled at her mother as she was being fed and given attention too.
After infant and mother finished eating, the mother picked up their plates and threw them away. She came back and picked up her infant and walked to a homemade ball pit. As they were walking over to the ball pit they were stopped by one of the mother’s friend. The mother and friend stood and talked for a little while. The mother’s friend asked to hold the infant and began to hug and kiss her. The infant began to
The infant in this observations appears to be in the active proximity seeking stage because she protested when the mother left to get more food and was happy when her mother came back to the table where they were she was sitting at. Sigelman and Rider (2015) suggest that most often this is the first clear sign of attachment and it happens most often to their mothers. The infant’s father was not there but because the other adults at the table could not comfort her it is clear that she has begun or has already formed an attachment with her