A. Personal Data Summary
Name: Mico Dora
Age: 5
Grade: Kinder
School: Caloocan North Elementary School
Name of Father: Francisco Dora
Occupation: Foreman
Name of Mother: Anecita Patiga
Occupation: Housewife
B. Joining Process
Mico's family live near our house. They are our neighbor. I always see Mico outside our house and playing together with other children in our place and I also hear his mother scold him whenever I pass through their house. I thought there is something wrong with the child or within the family so I prefer to interview them for this case study.
C. Presenting Problem
Mico is a typical 5 years old boy who grew up with his mother. His father was stay-in in his work and most of the time it is very far to their house. They are the second family. Mico's father has an original family so he is rarely go and visit his son. Mico was the eldest. When his mother got pregnant, he became very naughty, and attention-seeker. It became worst when her mother gave birth to his younger sister Mica. He always get jealous to Mica and wants to get the attention of her mother. He is doing it by always playing outside and doing anything together with his friends Sensen and Maki that is why instead of getting hid mother's attention, her mother always get angry to him and that's the reason why Mico's behavior gets even worse.
D. Psychological History
D.1 Time line
D.2 Genogram
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| GENOGRAM OF DORA FAMILY |
D.3 Sociogram
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| SOCIO GRAM IN SCHOOL |
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| SOCIO GRAM IN THE HOME |
D.4 Personality Dynamics for Self-Mastery
Mico was a loving and caring child to her parents but not to his younger sister Mica because he thought that Mica steal the attention of his parents from him. He is a typical child who really wants to play outsuide, dealing with other peers. Mico is also a naughty one that cause his mother to get angry at him.He is a little bit spoiled but not like other children who are not self- directed. He knows how to take care of himself . And according to his mother, Mico thinks maturely but not in their case of her younger sister.
D.5 Personality Dynamics for Relationship
Mico's relationship with his mother is ideal until his younger sister came. They love each other, his mother is always taking care of him and he gets all the attention of his mother and his father because he is the only child.Even though he is not too close with his father because if his work, he always gets what he wants. And his father loves him so much. When his younger sister came, the attention that he was getting was divided to the two of them that's why his relationship with his younger sister is not so good. Since then, his relationship with his mother is not the same as before. He spent more of his time outside playing rather than helping his mother to take care of his younger sister.
D.6 Personality Dynamics for Action
Mico prefer to do things on his own. His mother taught him to be self-directed. He can dress up, brush his teeth, go to school, fix his bed and take a bath on his own. Even in doing his homework, he ask for the help of his mother but when he already know what to do, he will continue it on his own.
In school setting, he always obey what his teacher said. He is reading, writing and joining activities happily. Even though sometimes, it is unavoidable for him to be lazy, he still do the task. Mico is an average student. He respects his teacher and classmates but there are times when he become very naughty and talkative but then, it is normal for a 5-year-old child.
E. Theoretical Framework
BIRTH ORDER THEORY BY ALFRED ADLER
Child’s Behavior | Concepts |
1. Mico is very naughty and attention- seeker when his mother gave birth to his younger sister. | 1. First born children have an innate fear of being dethroned. They tend to be selfish with possessions and attention. |
2. Mico prefers to do things on his own. He is self – directed. | 2. First born may become overachievers in order to set example for younger siblings and meet the expectations of parents. |
3. Mico does what he wants to do. He follows what he wants. | 3. First born want things their way. |
4. Mico is always playing outside together with his friends. | 4. First born are energetic. |
5. Mico’s mother is always taking care of him and he gets all the attention. | 5. The first born child is usually the child with the most attention directed to him/her. This common event is part of the reason why this particular child turns out the way he/she does. |
First Born Children
The first born child is usually the child with the most attention directed at him/her. This common event is part of the reason this particular child turns out the way he/she does. There are two typical types of first born children, compliant and aggressive. The first born in your family can be either one of these two types, and have these typical traits:
Compliant Traits
- People Pleasers
- Crave Approval
- Nurturers
- Caregivers
- Reliable
- Concientious
- Cooperative
- Team Players
- "Grin and bear it" mentatlity
- Movers and shakers
- Natural leaders
- Perfectionists
- Driven
- Conventional
- Always have things under control
- Assertive
- Want things their way
Common Traits
- Energetic
- Logical
- Ambitious
- Enterprising
- Scholarly
| Objectives | Activities | Schedule |
| G.1 Knowledge Building At the end of the case the client child must understand his obligation to his family as the eldest son to his parents and as an elder brother to his sister. | Role Playing - The client child will role play a situation where in they will be left by their parents in the house and he is the one to take care of his younger sister. | March 13, 2011- Sunday 10:00 am-12:00 pm |
| G.2 Skills Building At the end of the case the client child must develop comprehension skills where he will be able to understand and cope up with the situation. | Give situations to the child that is related to the problem and let the child analyze the situation. | March 14, 2011- Monday 1:00 pm-3:00 pm |
| G.3 Attitude Building At the end of the case the client child must be able to value every significant people in his life. | Ask the child if who are the significant people in his life and ask him on how he can show his love for them. | March 16, 2011- Wednesday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Activities | Schedule | Progress |
| Role Playing The client child will role play a situation where in they will be left by their parents in the house and he is the one to take care of his younger sister. | March 13, 2011- Sunday 10:00 am-12:00 pm | I ask the child to play the role of a brother. His friends play the role of mother, father and sister. The situation is the father and mother left them in the house and he is the one who is left to take care of his sister. He take good care of his sister, he fed her and guided her in everything she do. Today. As I see in the child and his sister, their relationship gets better and sometimes I can see them playing together. And his mother is not always getting mad at him. |
| Give situations to the child that is related to the problem and let the child analyze the situation. | March 14, 2011- Monday 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | I give situations to the child and ask him what if questions. He answered the questions but not as serious as expected because the child is only five years old. And his understanding about certain things is not yet fully developed. As of now, I think the activity doesn’t really affect the child’s understanding of the situation but with proper explanation and attention from his parents, he is slowly getting into the process. |
| G.3 Attitude Building At the end of the case the client child must be able to value every significant people in his life. | March 16, 2011- Wednesday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | I ask the child about the significant people in his life. He told me that he loves his mother, father, sister, friends, classmates and his teacher. Then I asked him on how he shows it to them. He said, he can show it to his parents by hugging them. I asked him how about your sister but he didn’t answer the question instead he changed the topic. Now, I can see that he really values his sister but he cannot show it to her because of being jealous to her. |
J. Therapeutic Result
The result of the activities is quite effective. As of now, I cannot really determine whether it can change the child's behavior but after the first activity I see that the relationship of Mico and his younger sister gets better and sometimes I can see them playing together. And his mother is not always getting mad at him. And after the second activity, I observe that he is now getting into the situation. He is understanding it little by little and I believe that as time goes by, he will fully understand it. The last activity proves that even though he does not express his love for her sister, he still value her. Which is a very good star for their harmonious relationship. There is a big change in Mico's behavior since we finished the activities.
K. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
Summary
My client child is Mico Dora and he is five years old. He is our neighbor and I asked for the permission of his mother before I interview the child. The problem as identified by his mother is that Mico often get jealous to his younger sister Mica because he thought that Mica stole all the attention that is intended for him. The significant events in his life is his birthday, when they transferred from Cebu to Manila, when his younger sister was born, when his mother noticed the change in his behavior and his first day in school. His relationship with his family and classmates are good. He prefers to do things on his own. He is self-directed. I related the theory of Alfred Adler which is Birth Order Theory. It states that the birth order affects the behavior of an individual. I identified that the problem in the child is that he is attention-seeker. He was used that all the attention was given to him. My objectives is for Mico to understand his obligation to his parents and sister, to develop comprehension skills for him to understand the situation and to value the significant people in his life. O designed some activities in order for me to achieve my objectives and as I see the activities are effective because I can see some changes in the child's behavior. But I believe that the child is still on the process of accepting the reality.
Conclusion
I therefor conclude that the problem about the child's behavior towards her sister is getting better and that the child is already in the process of understanding his responsibility as a brother and do not need to compete for the attention of their parents because they are brothers. I know that as time goes by, everything will be fine in their family.
Recommendation
I recommend that the family will continue to support the child in his ongoing process of understanding the situation. Especially the parents yo continue their love and understanding on the behavior of their children. And to foster continuous communication to their children so that the children will not feel neglected. They should also have equal love and attention to their children to avoid this kind of problem. For the teacher, I recommend her to continue in giving activities that will further develop his skills and to nurture the child for the development of his whole personality.
L. Implications to Education and Assessment
This kind of problem is very common to children because this is the time when they are seeking for the attention of others especially their parents. As teachers , we are the one who is trusted by the children to share their problems. Therefor, we should know how to deal with it. This case study will help us to have knowledge or preview about the things that we need to consider when dealing with the problems of children. Through this kind of observation, we can have better understanding of the children and for us to know the reasons why this certain misbehavior occur. And also for us to be prepared in designing activities for children with mistaken behavior. In educating young children we should first have background knowledge about the child for us to know what should we consider in dealing with them. It is also the same in assessing children. If a child is not doing well in school, we shall not immediately make judgments about the child but we should take into consideration the factors why this happen. As a teacher we should be flexible in performing different roles such as an observer and a catalyst.
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