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  • Parent Lies To His Child
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    Lying to Children The environment children grow in is a major contributor in shaping their behavior. Parents must be good role models for their children. If a parent lies to his child, the child will eventually assume that it is OK to tell lies. They will start lying and use more lies to cover up for them selves or for friends. Such children may not think twice about lying to their teacher or about cheating on a test. When parents preach one thing and behave in a totally different manner, the ki...
  • Parents In Their Children's Education
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    As we are introduced to the four key beliefs that form the framework for the MIT program here at City University, (Preparation, Practice, People, and Professionalism) I have chosen to focus first on People, since people are at the core of what we are seeking to become. Obviously there are areas of overlap in the four; like professionalism is going to include preparation, but people are at the heart of it; teachers, parents, children, and administrators working together for the common goal of edu...
  • Help For The Children And Parents
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    Parenting effectiveness and influence have been studied by developmental psychologists who have been interested in the role of parenting and how it may affect the success or failure of children. An important aspect to this area of research is parenting styles. There have been four styles noted and each may have differing outcomes for the children in later life: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and unengaged / uninvolved. Positive discipline and corporal punishment are ways parents may c...
  • Children Of Parents With Aids
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    SO CW 2361 Research Project 4-04-02 Research Question: How does a child cope with the loss of a parent who suffered from AIDS: Introduction: This research study will show the challenges that children face when dealing with the loss of a parent due to the AIDS virus. The sources for the research have come from the Tarrant County College Resource Center, online internet sites, and an interview with a social worker, Rebecca Wright, from the AIDS Outreach Center Youth Services Program. Abstract: The...
  • Childcare Centres At An Early Age
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    recent changes in federal governmental priorities have seen a reduction in financial support for parents who use childcare. This is occuring at a time when there is inc erasing social and financial pressure on parents, particularly mothers, to work. The issue of childcare and working mothers has been the subject of dispute for some time. many argue that the best place for children is always in their own homes with their own parents. However, it is my contention that there are many advantages to ...
  • Responsible Parents
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    Why do parents blame celebrities for their children's actions Where are the parents Irresponsible parents use celebrities as an excuse for their lack of interest in their children's lives. I strongly agree that the parents should be at fault. Parents who know their children's thoughts and feelings towards things are usually the best parents. If parents know what their children are like, you should know more about their personality. If a parent doesn't like what their children watch or listen to,...
  • How Children And Parents Cope With Divorce
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    DIVORCE: A BROKEN DREAM Divorce is now part of everyday American life. The effects of divorce are embedded in our laws and institutions, our manners and mores, our novels and children's storybooks, and our closest and most important relationships. Indeed, divorce has become so pervasive that many people naturally assume it has seeped into the social and cultural mainstream over a long period of time. Yet this is not the case. Divorce has become an American way of life only as the result of recen...
  • Children Of Divorced Parents
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    CHILDREN OF DIVORCE Divorce. This word has no shock value when mentioned in society today. In fact, it has become a common and acceptable outcome of couples who have found themselves in an unfulfilling marriage. Many hard and challenging decisions need to be faced when ending a marriage, but when children are involved the stakes are even higher. The divorce itself will affect kids, but how the situation is handled during and after the break up may determine the degree of emotional suffering of t...
  • Learning Time In School At Home
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    I really do not think that the U.S. (United States) school year or school day should be changed for the fact that it would take quality time away from their parents and tradition away from what the people know. Quality time is the most important between a parent and a child. If the person who makes the decision to make the school year longer or school day longer goes through, then there will be a lot of upset parents and a lot of upset children. Some parents do not want their children to go thro...
  • Parents
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    Throughout my life, I have been lucky enough to have a very good relationship with my parents. They have supported me, given me necessary criticism, and taught me a great deal about how to live my life. Parents can be very important teachers in our lives; however, they are not always the best teachers. Parents may be too close to their children emotionally. Sometimes they can only see their children through the eyes of a protector. For example, they may limit a child's freedom in the name of saf...
  • Divorce Parents Need
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    Negative Effects of Divorce on Children Divorce has a strong negative effect on children. The children are brought into the family and then ripped out of what they know is right or of their norms. James M. Henslin defines the family as being two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption (445). When married you are instantaneously put into a family. When two people decide to get a divorce, their children do not wholly understand what is going on. "Regardless o...
  • Children Of Authoritative Parents
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    Raising children is a job all of its own. Eric comes home from a hard days work at the office and there is a message on his answering machine saying that little Billy had been suspended from school today for getting into a fistfight. Eric is upset and sent Billy to his room and tells him that he is grounded for a week. Eric didn't want to come home to this chaos; he was exhausted from working. He just wanted to relax. After Eric cools off, he tells Billy that he better not do it again and that h...
  • Information Parents Need
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    Over the past couple of years, child violence has been a major topic in American society. The continual school shootings represent a crisis in the raising of American children. This problem must be addressed with the utmost of urgency and in the most straightforward fashion. The resolution to this problem lies with the parents of the children committing these atrocities. In order to end these horrible acts of violence the parents of the children committing the crimes must be held accountable. Ac...
  • Children Of Lesbian And Gay Parents
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    Abstract This paper will introduce the "neonuclear" family, homosexual couples with children and attempt to present a brief overview of the unit. First the nature / nurture theories will be presented to explain the origins of sexuality; then discussing the formation of gay and lesbian families including the reasoning for legalization of marriage and the introduction of children to these lifestyles; including scaffolding and barriers to achieving stability within the family. This paper will then ...
  • Physical Punishment
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    Physical punishment has been a problem in hitting their children so they can have discipline or not hitting them because it is not right, so what can parents do and what can they not do Should the parents hit them to learn discipline, or should they not hit them and figure out another way to make them learn what discipline is Because many parents do not know or are confused in showing their children how to gain discipline they do not know whether to hit them or not to hit them. Many people think...
  • Deterioration In Parent Child Relationships After Divorce
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    The statistics for divorce in the Y 2 K era suggest that nearly sixty percent of marriages end in divorce. Given this startling figure, the assumption can be made that many children will experience some effects caused by the life-changing event called divorce. What is it exactly about divorce that causes negative consequences for the children? In what ways will these children be effected? Will these effects show externally? The unsettling fact is: young children of divorced parents face great ps...
  • Parental Responsibility Legislation In Some States
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    Parents Need to Take Responsibility Should parents be held responsible for the actions of their children? I think they should. This subject has been debated on for many years now but has become increasingly popular in the last ten to fifteen years. The public has become more and more concerned with juvenile crime and how to reduce it. They have tried tougher laws and punishments for the child offenders and even created special police units to fight youth crime and nothing seems to be helping. Th...
  • Effective Parent Child Communication
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    The Influences of Parent and Child Communication It is not always easy to get our point across to a child. It seems that children do not understand, or just don't listen. We tell them something, and five minutes later, we have to repeat it again. Likewise, it is not unusual for our children to get frustrated because they feel that we don't understand what they are trying to tell us. Sometimes children lack the words or skills needed to express themselves effectively. As well, when they are older...
  • Parents Care About Their Children
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    Everyone makes mistakes once in a while, but there are many children that cannot tell the difference between right and wrong. They grow up in a world with no rules and subsequently realize that they have made many wrong decisions that led them to undesirable moments in life. They have not only underestimated their parents but also ruined their lives by not listening to parents and not following the rules while they were young. Therefore parents should be allowed to hit their children to correct ...
  • Children Of Divorced Parents
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    Divorce affects millions of people everyday. This is a long drawn out process that affects the whole family, especially the children. It is hard to imagine a more difficult transition for a child than to be a party to his or her parents divorce. Children of divorced parents have been known to have behavior problems, aggressive behavior, negative self-image, etc. These children are hurt when their family will no longer be living with both their mother and father as a single unit. This is a blow d...

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