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Spank Their Children
1,196 wordsSpanking has been used for many years and it must come to an end. Also known as corporal punishment, spanking is most often used as a form of discipline. Although it is said to have some benefits, the negative consequences far outweigh the good. According to Dr. Wilson and Dr. Lyon, "physical punishment delivered in anger with the intent to cause pain is unacceptable and dangerous to the health and well being of the child". (Guidance for Effective Discipline, online) It is important for spanking...
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Parents Spanks Their Child
1,063 wordsAbuse?? According to a May 2001 article in Parents magazine 67% of the American population condones spanking as a regular form of discipline. Also, 67% say they would oppose a law prohibiting spanking at home and says that only 17% would support it. According to advice columnist and family psychologist John Rosamond, "Many parents are becoming frustrated with the very weak forms of discipline du jour advocated by 'psychologically correct' experts. He also says "More than 90% of children raised i...
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Parental Responsibility For The Child
3,390 wordsPoor Parenting can cause poorly behaved children " Where The Wild Things Are' was first published in 1963 and is the first part of a trilogy of award - winning books by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. 'Where The Wild Things Are' is haunting and imaginative and describes how a young child, called Max, creates a fictitious fantasy world in order to deal with the terrifying reality of anger. Poor parenting is a lack of parenting techniques and skills in relation to the responsibilit...
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Parents And Children
893 wordsSibling Spats "Both of you, to your rooms, now!" This is the typical punishment that used to arise from sibling rivalry, but what are parents to do now when the fighting turns into physical violence? The usual reprimanding may not be enough to calm the raging waters. There are various suggested ways to control child behavior, but the problem is finding the appropriate method for the right family. The first step to finding a solution is locating the roots of the problems. When the children are su...
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Play In The Realm Of Parental Obligation
1,239 wordsQuestion Number Four: Does Vance have a moral obligation to help his aged parents financially, despite the opposition of his partner Lola? (Ruddick and English) Ethics is the study of human conduct or in other words the study of moral behavior. All human beings use ethics in their daily actions and decisions, but few have the opportunity to probe into the core of ethics. When Socrates said in 399 B.C., "The unexplained life is not worth living" he was encouraging man to examine his way of life a...
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Ads Play On The Parents Fears
1,021 wordsThe flood of emotions that engulf parents when contemplating their newborn child is overwhelming to say the least. These emotions center on the hopes and dreams the parent has for the child; fears of known and unknown dangers that may threaten the precious new life; and personal insecurities about parenting skills and expertise. Thrust into a new and unfamiliar role as important as the raising of the next generation, many parents feel vulnerable and a bit out of control. Parents, a national maga...
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Parental Attitudes Towards Child Birth Order
2,447 wordsA person's gender, age, place of birth, accent, manners, etc., are the matters people take into account when describing or evaluating an individual. Birth order appears to be one of these matters as well. Birth order, as used in this paper, indicates a child's place in the family. Birth order has an advantage of being easier to check than other characteristics. This type of study makes it possible to ask a person about their siblings without offending or taking too much of their time. Some indiv...
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Kindergarten The Parents
1,052 wordsAfter it is decided that a child is ready to enter kindergarten, there are a few things that the child should be introduced to. First, the child should know the name of the kindergarten teacher, the principals name, and if possible, where his / her kindergarten room is. Once the child begins school, he / she may become overwhelmed at first because of the new situation and the new people. Also, some children may not immediately like school, but with encouragement, they will adapt and hopefully be...
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Incredible Number Of Dead Beat Parents
914 wordsA Parent's Responsibility Janis, Kelsey and Carolyn are three beautiful little girls. They are very bright, intelligent children. They deserve all the world has to offer them as all children do. Their lives were changed dramatically last year. Their father decided he no longer wanted to support these young innocent people. No one truly knows his reasons but one thing that can be ascertained is none of his excuses could be good enough to make them understand when they grow up. This scenario is no...
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Hester Prynne Like Many Teenage Parents
606 wordsTeenage parents Teenage parents rarely live life to its fullest and find themselves outcasts from society. Hester Prynne, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, finds herself ostracized from the rest of society when she becomes impregnated by an anonymous man who turns out to be the beloved Reverend Dimmesdale. She lives a hard life and is forced to raise her child on her own while facing the scrutiny of others, much like today's teenage parents. Because of these similarities, The Scarlet ...
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Parent Participation
1,070 wordsNearly every child, at one point or another in its young and impressionable life, has participated in athletics. Beneath the purity of athletics and recreation, however, lies an overwhelming attitude, such as the win-at-all cost coaches and overbearing parents that have turned this innocent recreational activity into a nightmarish hell for some young participants. It has left many wondering if youth athletics is a helpful or a harmful stage in a childs life. Conventional wisdom tells us that the...
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Rivalry Between Siblings
1,277 wordsSibling rivalry will always occur in a household of more than one child whether through comparison, fighting, jealousy, or by other means. Parents and children both contribute to the rivalry. It will occur on a daily, weekly, and even an hourly basis. Sibling rivalry may become difficult and annoying to parents, but they must deal with it day after day. In definition, sibling rivalry is when one sibling or more compete with one another or try to emulate each other. Rivalry is different from figh...
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Health And Safety Of Little Girl
654 wordsImagine at age 3 already weighing 120 lbs, and the feeling of being taken away from your parents. It is scary thought for any child, but is a reality for one little girl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ana Marie Martinez-Regi no, who is 120 pounds, was taken from her parents and put into state custody on August 25. The reason, a form of medical neglect. From reading this article it was my understanding that there are no present charges against the parents, just the health and safety of little girl i...
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Interest In The Instrument The Suzuki Teacher
516 wordsAs you may already know a violin program is being added to our wonderful school. While preparing for the violin class my music teacher explained an old method used in Japan to teach children how to play the violin. It is called "The Suzuki Method", and was created none other than Suzuki himself. Mr. Suzuki wanted to find an easy way for young children to play the difficult, yet defined instrument of the violin. Suzuki thought that all Japanese children were intelligent enough to learn the violin...
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Devereaux Being Their Only Child
782 wordsThe protagonist William Henry Devereaux, Jr appears to play a role of a spoiled child, a typical example of one being groomed by a successful family of scholars, whose expectations are high in Richard Russo's "Dog". Devereaux used to behave in a way that no one would expect a child of academic nomads to act. He was an exceptional child. "It is not an easy time for any parent, this moment when the realization dawns that you have given birth to something that will never see things the way you do, ...
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Child Through A Stressful Parent
1,266 wordsFamily is a group of people whom you spend most of your life with. They see how you act under pressure and how easily you become angered, yet love each other despite their faults. Family is a very important part of the way a child grows, thinks, and behaves. One's family, especially the parents, contributes in shaping their attitudes and minds. Family also helps to distinguish the differences between right and wrong and gives guidance to their family in making the right decisions. Family is defi...
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Parents
267 wordsBeginning as early as during the preschool years, patterns evolve that become part of a criminal lifestyle. As a child, the criminal has lots of energy, a being with an iron will, insistent upon taking charge, expecting others to indulge his every whim. His appetite for adventure is voracious. He takes risks, becomes embroiled in difficulties, and then demands to be bailed out and forgiven. No matter how his parents try to understand and guide him, they are baffled at every turn. This youngster ...
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Sex Of Your Child Through Abortion
1,588 wordsThe case that I chose to discuss is an article which assesses the argument of whether it is ethically right or wrong to have a prenatal diagnosis of the sex of a child, in order for parents to decide if they want to keep the child or not. Some questions are raised as to whether sex selection through abortion is moral or immoral, and if it were immoral, in what circumstances, if any, would it be justified. Prenatal gender selection through abortion is a legal practice in any country where abortio...
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Parent Spanks The Child
3,004 wordsApply the Rod or Spoil the Child It is the natural scheme of life. Human beings produce children and thus are classified as parents. It is and has always been the parent's job to raise and nurture the child, to teach it right from wrong, and to protect it from the harshness of the surrounding environment. However, when the child strays or behaves in a destructive manner, what steps should a parent take to correct such behavior? Some psychologists suggest that a good old-fashioned spanking is jus...
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Fairy Tale Of Snow White
1,061 wordsIn Bruno Bettelheim's essay, The Uses of Enchantment, he explains the fairy tale of Snow White in a way which makes the reader think critically. He makes the reader explore their mind to better understand a tale in a way, which they have not explored. This essay begins with Bettelheim talking about? Narcissus, who was a Greek god who loved only himself, so much that he became swallowed up by his self-love.? (Bettelheim p 202) With this statement Bettelheim begins to explain his reasoning with hi...
