Looking for a family with a 3 year old child

[Anna_PR]

Hello all,

I have recently begun the second year of a Masters degree in Child Psychotherapy and am looking for a kind, local family who might be willing to help me with a module of my Masters...

The particular module focuses on personality development in young children and involves observing a young child (aged between 2 ? to 3 ?) for one hour a week over the next 9 months. I also have a series of lectures and seminars on the subject, but the practical experience of observing this happen in a real child is the most important part of the module.

I?m aware that the the idea of having your child ?observed? might sound a little strange or even daunting, however the observations are incredibly informal and are really just to help me understand how personality develops in normal, happy children.

If you think you might be at all interested in taking part or have any questions, please get in touch. If necessary, I can also provide references, a letter from my Uni and recent CRB form. I am also more than happy to meet with you and talk things over before expecting you to commit.

Thanks for reading this and hope to hear from you.

Anna

A little bit more about me: My name is Anna, I?m 25 and grew up in Dulwich. I have a BSc in Psychology and hope to train as a Child psychotherapist once I have finished my masters. I have lots of experience working with children and currently work in a special needs school for children with autism, as well as working as an Assistant Psychotherapist in a primary school for one day a week. I am also in the middle of a 2 year observation (very similar to this one) of a little boy from 0-2 years old. He is just about to turn 1 and I first made contact with his mother over the EDF when she was 8 months pregnant. Everything is going so well with that observation that I thought I would try my luck here again!

[Otta]

Does the child need to be 2.5 at the start, or can they be 3.5 at the start, meaning they'd be over 4 by the end?

[Anna_PR]

Hi, the child can probably be up to 4 at the start. The age range we were advised to look for is quite vague - the child should be no younger than 2.5 at the start and shouldn't really have turned 5 by the end of the 9 months. I hope that makes sense.

[Otta]

PM'd you.