Bayley III scales of infant development

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I jumped right into volunteering yaya to be a research subject in a study on infant brain development. The study is a sub study of the main study known as GUSTO, which studies prenatal and external factors that influence infant development.

Apart from getting $100 out of each time yaya participates at 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months, and getting $20 for every survey that I fill in, I get to learn a lot about child psychology, through the test cases. For those interested in how much I have gotten out of this research, I think it's about $500 so far? but the examiners have been encouraging me to continue to participate, possibly due to people dropping out of the research, stating that there will be an unknown "gratuity" sum at the end of the 4 years research participation. I am into the 3rd year now.

Basically, Bayley III has 3 major parts: Cognitive, Language and Motor. The infants/toddlers (depending on how you classify them) go through a 2-hour test, and augmented with a 30 min questionaire that I had to answer. The questionaire looks at Social Emotional and Adaptive Behaviour development. The fast and cooperative ones, like yaya, finished everything in 30 minutes. The examiner said that some took as long as 3 hours. The duration to complete the tests actually shows up in the results as well. Here's yaya's highs and lows:

High 19/19

- Cognitive (toddlers are given items that examine how they explore new toys and experiences, how they solve problems, and their ability to complete puzzles)

- Motor - Gross Motor (toddlers are given items that measure their ability to crawl, make stepping motions, support their own weight, stand and walk without assistance)

Low 2/19

Adaptive Behaviour - Social (getting along with other people, including skills such as using manners, assisting others, and recognising emotions)

Low 6/19

Adaptive Behaviour - Health and Safety (knowledge of physical dangers), Motor (manipulation of objects)

Average 8-12

Language - Receptive Communication (how well the child recognise and understand spoken words)

Language - Express Communication (how well the child communicates with sounds, gestures or words)

Motor - Fine Motor (stacking blocks, drawing simple shapes, placing small objects in a slot)

Social Emotional (assess child's ability to take action to get their needs met, ability to imitate others in play, how the child uses words to communicate)

Adaptive Behaviour - Communication, Functional Pre-Academics, Self-Direction, Leisure, Community Use, Home Living, Self-Care

From the above psychological terms, and grouping, with a bit of common sense, I would like to draw your attention to the big categories like cognitive, motor, language, social emotional, adaptive behaviour, which can be applied to work. Translated to "working" terms:

Your child can tell you these:

cognitive - capacity, intelligence

motor - how fast you learn how to type, assemble a watch, deploy a laptop, clean the toilet

language - team dynamics, communicate, expectations

Your child is observed for these:

social emotional - job satisfaction

adaptive behaviour - worked experience, learning from mistakes, skill sets

Moral of story: Pay attention to what you can control (cognitive, motor, language), and be aware of what you can't control (social emotional, adaptive behaviour) because it's how others observe you.