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  • Only Child Cases
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    This paper is going to show two of the various theories of being an only child. These theories come from a famous psychologist known as Burr hus Frederic Skinner and a psychology major at Northwestern University known as Alissa D. Eischens. But first it will mention the stereotypes given to the "only child" from an outsider's point of view, then two cases that describe different childhood experiences that they had as an "only child" and how they dealt with it. Then it will go on and discuss a fe...
  • Two Parents
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    As both premarital sex and divorce within the United States becomes both more popular and more acceptable, the problem of having two divorce mongering parent whom have already had children together increases as well. Its one thing to get married and divorce someone as you find that you " ve rushed things too quickly and don't truly love a person, even though it might be wrong. But if children have already commenced between the two parties in question there is more to it than simple personal mora...
  • My Audience A Definition Of Child Abuse
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    Stacey Reed Speech 131 04/26/99 AUDIENCE ANALYSIS: SURVEYS My topic, disciplining a child, got several different responses among all the surveys. At first I figured that I wouldnt have to do a lot of persuading to get my audience to agree with my side. I truly believe that hitting a child is wrong. The surveys I got back from the audience proved otherwise. It is now evident that I have my work cut out for me after all. My first question asked if my audience was ever disciplined as a child and 99...
  • Behaviour And Emotional Development Of A Child
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    Does the attachment theory provide a sound basis for advice on how to bring up children? To answer this question for advice to parents I will explore some of the details of the attachment theory showing, 1) earlier studies and more up to date criticisms, 2) how it proposes family members and day care can affect a child's upbringing. Attachment is the bond that develops between caregiver and infant when it is about eight or nine months old, providing the child with emotional security. Meshing com...
  • Use Of Physical Punishment With My Child
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    Disciplining A Child Relationships between children and parents are unique and intense. Families are often the happiest when parents and children have the skills to relate and communicate with each other in a positive manner, when parents feel competent in helping their children behave appropriately, and when children can express their emotions and behave appropriately. But behavioral problems among children are very common, and such problems might occur in daily life in the home and in the scho...
  • Temper Tantrums
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    Temper tantrums occur when a child is tired, hungry, uncomfortable, or not feeling well, too warm, or wearing scratchy or tight clothing. It's best to try to find out what caused it so you can try to avoid the circumstances that might trigger another outburst. Temper tantrums are found to be most common among 3-5 year old children. Boys more often than girls display temper tantrums. A number of behavioral problems are associated with temper tantrums, including thumb sucking, sleep disturbances, ...
  • Abducting Parent
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    Why Do Parents Abduct? According to the U.S. Department of Justice, over 354,000 children are kidnapped by a parent each year in divorce custody disputes. Some of the children are recovered or returned quickly while others may be on the run for years. Unfortunately many of these children are never found. Generally, people are concerned with the traumatic effects of these events on the child involved. However, both the searching parent and the abductor have many pending issues with which to deal....
  • Parent And A Child
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    Benjamin P. Welch Mr. Barnard Psychology 200 December 1, 2004 A simple summary of I'm Ok-You " re Ok will not give the needed credit that the book and its author deserve. It is a book that one must read to fully or even partially understand it's meaning and the author's viewpoint of transactional analysis. The author, Thomas A. Harris M.D., explains in this book the vast amount of experiences that affect the way we live our life from the moment we are born to the second we die. He explains the d...
  • Parent's Idea Of A Peer Group
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    The term violence doesn't necessarily have a fixed definition; it can be interpreted in many ways and the understanding of violence changes from person to person, circumstance to circumstance... What one man may see as a violent act, the next man may disagree. A violent act cannot, "amount to a criminal offence unless at least some observer considered it to be justified". (1) One has to consider whether the violent act was committed intentionally, recklessly or accidentally. The word aggression ...
  • Adolescence Stage
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    Adolescence According to the dictionary, the word "Adolescence" is the stage of youth; or maturity. And yet, if you really think about it, that definition merely touches the surface. Adolescence is that part of ones life that he or she will never forget because it plays a big role in the formation of who that person will become. It is quite normal for parents to think they know their children; REALLY know their children. In fact what they know, in most cases, is their child's external behavior. ...
  • Bad Parents
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    Introduction to Psychology Why kids kill parents BY Kathleen M. Heide Psychology Today Magazine HOW A LEGACY OF CHILD ABUSE LEADS TO HOMICIDE I chose this article because I have always been astonished at how children can do this to their parents and what drove them to the choices they made. Did they have any other choices or did they use all of their chooses up that they had? This article supplied a lot of answers to me. According to this Article: Between 1977 and 1986, more than 300 parents wer...
  • Birth Order First Born Children
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    Does birth order have an effect on personality? Does being first born make people more responsible? If someone is the middle born child, are they going to be more rebellious? If people are last born are they more likely to be on television? Are firstborn children inconsiderate and selfish or reliable and highly motivated? These, and many other questions are being thoroughly studied by psychologists (Harrigan, 1992). In 1923, the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Alfred Adler, wrote that a person's posit...
  • Internet Safety And Young Children
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    In today's times, it can be hard to know what you children may be doing on computer. It is sometimes upsetting and very scary to know that someone could be stalking your child without you or him ever knowing about it, until it's to late. There are programs out there that monitor your child's activities on the Internet. But where are they, how much do they cost and why aren't they advertised more? There are a couple precautions that you can take at home, without spending any money, to help safe g...
  • Being An Only Child Without Siblings
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    Thesis: The Effect on being an only child on the child's personality Literature Review: Before a child has friends they have their family. Everything that they know and love about the world mostly comes from what they see around in their house. Children usually find role models in their family most of the time it is the child's sibling. Yet only children don't have that experience of living with another child and begin to develop their personality and traits from what they see in their parents. ...
  • Choice To Abort A Child
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    A common argument against abortion is that a woman who is "old enough to have sex and get pregnant" is old enough to care for a child. I don't know how many of the people who use that argument have taken a course in child development or developmental psychology, but if I had to guess, my guess would be that few, if any, ever have. The average American female begins menstruating at age 13, last I checked. I doubt that a 13-year-old child would make a good parent; I do not doubt that a 13-year-old...
  • Surrogate Motherhood And Adoption
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    Surrogate Mothers The practice of bearing a child on behalf of another woman. This is surrogate motherhood. Is it considered immoral? By some, yes. In some countries it is banned-and in others it is promoted or up for consideration. In recent days, the issue of 'right and wrong' has surfaced in the midst of this argument, sharing different meanings to the opposing sides. To some, it is right only for the woman who brings forth life to raise the child; for it is deemed that she is the only one fi...
  • Social Referencing From The Caregivers Parents
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    Nature versus Nurture Introduction There has been constant debate between scientists about the influence of the environment on children. The other philosophy is what of the influence of environment over nature. This debate has raged for decades. Current scientists are no closer to ending the debate. Physical Appearance: Nature: Physical appearance is determined by genetics. The chromosomes from our mother and father combine to create an individual with their own set of genes. These genes determi...
  • Where They Kill Baby Girls
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    The Importance of Parenthood A child should not be burden to his family, but thought as a gift of life. The most devastating atrocity to man is the maltreatment of an innocent child. The impact of a parental role is what molds the childs habits and personality. In the first article, When loving parents kill their children, Kate Hilpern writes about the harsh crimes committed die to a parents deranged thoughts of how a child should be raised or treated. The second article, Where They Kill Baby Gi...
  • Teenage Parent
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    In today's society teenage pregnancy is growing. Though the percentile has lowered some in the past ten years, it is still a huge problem today. There are many disadvantages to being a teenage mother and being the child of one. Being the parent at such a young age takes away many opportunities for you. You now can't go and explore the possibilities of your future. You are now forced to explore the opportunities of the future of your child. They now become number one in your life. They must be th...
  • Their Religion Permits Corporal Punishment Of Children
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    This world of equal opportunity and equal rights sometimes gives most of us the cold shoulder. We are the majority amongst you, and yet our needs are quietly hushed and put away. We are not a single race, culture or religious preference. Our stories are told worldwide, more today than ever before. This society promises to protect and shelter us from harm. But our hurt and pain is a pat of our daily lives that we cannot escape. Who are we? We are your abused and neglected children, who are slappe...

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