Week 6
Aanand M -
Hey everyone! I held my fifth driving session last week, where we had all kids show up. Last week, I concluded the study for 2 kids, and conducted the second-to-last driving session for the other 2 participants. As always, I’m amazed by the progress that each participant has made in gaining independence.
For the 2 participants whose data collection finished last week, my activity at GiGi’s Playhouse during their sessions consisted of an extremely similar format to Week 1, where I instructed parents to take the DMQ-18 once again (in context of their child’s driving activity from Week 1 to 6). I also asked them questions from my qualitative survey, of which I’ve attached 3 sample questions below. It was extremely emotional for me and the parents while looking back in retrospect, and seeing the joy and growth that each child has had while driving. It warmed my heart to hear from many that “car-driving” has become the highlight of kids’ days and even weeks.
I will return to GiGi’s Playhouse one last time tomorrow to conclude my data collection for this study! Time has flown by so quickly!
Sample Questions:
- How would you describe the benefits of the ride-on car? How would you describe the drawbacks of the ride-on car?
- Describe any additional or unexpected situations (positive or negative) that have come up in the past few weeks in relation to your child’s ride-on car.
- How do others (friends/family) respond when they hear that your child drives this car? Is this the same or different as when your child first drove the car?
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