In a 500-750-word paper, examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following: Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children. Describe how you would modify assessment techniques to match the age and developmental stage of the child. Choose a child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. Identify the age of the child and describe the typical developmental stages of children that age. Applying developmental theory based on Erickson, Piaget, or Kohlberg, explain how you would developmentally assess the child. Include how you would offer explanations during the assessment, strategies you would use to gain cooperation, and potential findings from the assessment.

Structural Assessment

A family structure is divided into two, internal and external structure. Focusing on the internal structure, I decided to interview a family comprising a wife, husband and two children – a son and a daughter. The husband, Redington, is 45 years old, while his wife, Elizabeth, is 40 years old. Their son, Brandon, is 18 years old while their daughter, Bridgit, is 13. Redington is originally a Mexican American while Elizabeth is Hispanic American. Elizabeth has been working at a local bank, and recently graduated with a masters degree in finance. Raddington, on the other hand, is self-employed and manages a family business downtown. Both of them have been working so hard to provide for their family, which can be socially classified as a middle class. Brandon is attending a community college while Bridgit is still in high school. The family members are strong Christian with their children taking active roles in a Catholic church within their neighboorhood.

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Family Health Behaviour

            Elizabeth usually reports to work at 8: 00 AM after taking Bridgit to school. She usually wakes up quite early to prepare breakfast (mostly bagels, cheese and egg sandwich) and do some house chores since Radingtone usually leaves the house very early to open their business store downtown. Both their children usually participate in exercise activities mostly at school, with minimum activities at home given the tight schedule of their parents. They, however, eat their healthy lunch at school courtesy of their school catering unit. During the weekends, Brandon spends most of his time hanging out with his friends while Bridgit remains at home watching her favorite TV shows and movies. Elizabeth, on the other hand, had been attending college classes on the weekends, but now that she has recently graduated, she spends most of the time in book clubs and catching up with her friends. Redington is usually free only on Sundays, of which together with the family members, they go to church in the morning and spend most of the afternoon catching up on the academic and social life of their kids. They, however, have family clinicians whom they visit once a month for a medical checkup. Generally, the health habits of the family are poor, with limited control of their exercise and eating habits.

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