The purpose of these applied assignments is to understand parents' perceptions of their children's development and their experiences of transition to parenthood, and to apply the knowledge gained during classes to the real life experiences of the respondents, through an interview with a parent who has a baby aged approximately 6 months to 2 years. Context February 12, 2013, at 10:30 p.m., a 30-minute telephone interview with a mother 23-year-old Mary Doe was scheduled for this applied project. The interviewee has a granddaughter, Lime, aged 1 year 3 months and her first child. As for the composition of their family, the respondent and her husband live with the baby, as do the husband's parents. Based on knowledge and actual experience of prenatal, neonatal and newborn development, the questions used in the interview are related to the interviewee's personal perspective on entering parenthood and observations of the person interviewed about the development of their child. Additionally, although I assume the interviewee has basic knowledge of pregnancy and child development terms, the questions used in the interview avoided professional terms in this field and only related to real-life experiences of the interviewee.ContentThe interview mainly focused on three main sections regarding the interviewee's real-life experience with pregnancy and infant development. These sections covered prenatal and neonatal development, sleep and feeding, and sensation and perception. Prenatal and neonatal development At around 7 weeks, the respondent first realized that she had become pregnant. During the pregnancy period, she did not have any symptoms of pregnancy complications but only experienced morning sickness. She pointed out some other symptoms, in particular... middle of paper ... that she would not be afraid of the new environment. Furthermore, regarding the sensation and perception aspect, in particular, the infant showed more interest in blue objects and acidic solid foods, which is different from the majority of infants of his age. However, it is difficult to explain this particular infant characteristic solely from interview responses, the infant's current age, and the material learned during the course. Therefore, I would like to know more about the interviewee's infant when he is 2 or 3 years old in the future. For example, is Orange changing her eating style or does she still like solid, acidic foods? What kind of color does she like now? How does she interact with toys now? Works Cited Levine, EL & Munsch, J. (2013). Child development: an active learning approach. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications Ltd..