1. …tuning in to… Life & Developmentof a 3 Year Old Evelyn Ruiz 0901269 PSYC 1300 04/12/2010

2. Anabel

3. “Hi. I’m Anabel Ruiz and I am three years old…and I love my mom and my dad and…and we..and we live in apartment and…and we go to all the way to..to Houston and there was a beautiful entrance and we went to UofH, we…we saw my mom’s teachers and……so we went back all the way, all the way and then Evelyn was there and she she she she she lives there and…and that’s it.”

4. The life of a toddler may seem like it’s all about fun fun fun...

5. …but behind every child are loving parents that help contribute towards the development of their child

6. From sunup… …until sundown…

7. …every little thing that a child does contributes to a learning experience

8. shoveling picking up papers princess dressing up painting slicing cake

10. organization skills

11. how to balance

12. how to dress on her own

14. letters eye-coordination balance/vocal chords letter sounds

16. Always detailed in what she has to say(also shown in intro video)

17. She participates in different types of play… Solitary Play Cooperative Play

18. …but her favorite is role play…

20. Ethics & Self-Concept Knows she has to put a veil on inside church She made sure Snoopy wore a belt before after Knows she has to put her seatbelt on at all times Crying just because she didn’t want to throw something in the trash Stopped crying after giving her a short lecture on her behavior (her face tells it all: she knew she was wrong)

21. Throwing a fit for not wanting to pick up the papers she dropped

22. A good environment provides for a healthy future…

23. …and the future awaits…