Divorced Parents Impact on Childs Cognitive Development in Case Study

Case Study Interview Assignment Name Institutional Affiliation Course name Instructor’s name Assignment due date Case Study Interview Assignment Part I: Family Context and Child Development Section 1: Family Context Family contexts have a significant impact on a child’s development and determine the support the parents and other caregivers are able to provide. The interview for this case study was with a family that has been divorced for the past five years and the parents are living in separate homes. For the purpose of this study, the child’s name is Mary and she is ten years old. Mary spends her school days with her mother and lives at her father’s home on the weekends and during the holidays. Her mother provides the primary support to help her child in school activities since her father is unable to provide any meaningful support. The interview with the mother revealed that Mary’s parents are estranged and unable to agree on most issues on her development including her school work. While they are willing to talk about the child’s schoolwork, they often engage in arguments and do not agree on the best approach for an intervention. I know Mary’s family from my work where one of my colleagues was Mary’s teacher in the second grade. He is still in contact with the family since her parents believe he had a major positive impact on her cognitive development. Mary’s parents have disagreed on most issues concerning her education as long as her mother can remember. She noted that when they were together, she played the role of primary caretaker while her ex-husband was mostly uninvolved in her education. Their disagreements on the child and other issues ultimately led to their separation and Mary’s father moved out of the house. She has received some support taking care of Mary from her grandmother who moved into their home three years ago. Mary’s mother works two jobs to support the family despite receiving some financial support from her ex-husband. She reported to be tired most of the time and was often unable to help her child in reading activities at home. I scheduled an interview with Mary’s mother at her home for the purpose of the case study. Additionally, I observed the child on two occasions at school and at home to collect data for the case study. I interviewed Mary’s teacher to speak about her classwork and cognitive development over the past year and the extent to which her parents were involved in the child’s education. Section 2: Domain of Development I chose the child’s cognitive development as the domain for the case study with the objecti