Gail Godwin's "Dream Children" and Tobias Wolff's "The Liar" are both stories about escapism. In "Dream Children" a woman whose baby was stillborn and who may have had a hysterectomy because of it finds solace in out-of-body experiences and dreams. H Continue Reading...
Among the factors which this article elucidates are necessary to be considered, Hetherington et al. indicate that "the long-term effects are related more to the child's developmental status, sex, and temperament; the qualities of the home and parent Continue Reading...
Interestingly, in social skills assessment research, a separate empathy factor of skills emerged through multivariate analysis on the adolescent version of the Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment. This factor was not id Continue Reading...
Rejected Children Up to 15% of children can be classified as being rejected or rejected-aggressive based on their difficult peer relationships (464). Rejected children exhibit a number of behaviors and characteristics ranging from anxiety and concei Continue Reading...
Asperger's Syndrome When a parent, sibling, loved one, a friend, a teacher, a neighbor, or just a casual acquaintance of a person with Asperger's syndrome wants to know more about the specifics of this health problem, one of the most often quoted an Continue Reading...
Obligation of Children Toward Their Parents Moral philosopher Jane English argues that adult children have no moral obligation to support their parents. This theory is founded on a basic tenet of her philosophy that one only "owes" that which he or Continue Reading...
killing of a child in real life has no symbolic meaning, no power other than that of an expression of evil and is, therefore, one of the worst acts a human, let alone a parent, can commit. In literature, however, the killing of children is symbolic Continue Reading...
Psychology and Culture Lynn's parenting of her son takes an authoritarian approach to child-rearing. In her culture, parental authority is rarely questioned. Not only would she find support in her family, but she would also find support for her pare Continue Reading...
childhood is a fascinating time for children, and the adults around them who watch them grow. It is a time of exploration, self construction, and improved understanding. Middle childhood is between the ages of 6 and 8, with some reports extending th Continue Reading...
Domestic violence is an ongoing experience of physical, psychological, and even sexual abuse in the home that is often a method used by one adult to establish control and power over another person (Flitcraft et al., 1992). Exposure by children to mar Continue Reading...
Juveniles Since biblical times, children have been mentioned and admonished about social transgressions. The first man and woman, according to the Christian Holy Bible suggest that Adam and Eve, both children of God, were in trouble from the outset; Continue Reading...
The participant's conditional use of requests for assistance and independent task completion were sustained across time" (Reichle, Dropik, Alden-Anderson & Haley, 2008, ¶ 1). A number of young children with autism experience considerable co Continue Reading...
Louise Kaplan Parenting then and now: effects of social forces on diminished role of parenting to healthy child development In the book, "Oneness and separateness: from infant to individual," Louise Kaplan presented her analysis of the changes that Continue Reading...
Pornography & Children There is considerable research evidence that pornography, especially child pornography, results in adversely affecting the psychological development of children, with far reaching consequences in terms of their ability to Continue Reading...
Domestic Violence and Effects on Children In the western culture, childhood is referred to as the period of special protection and rights. When a child is brought up in a safe and nurturing environment their development is expected to unfold.When a Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity and Fast Food Inductive Reasoning Empirical Research Applied Research Quantitative Research Qualitative Research Exploratory Research Focus Groups Participants The paper is a research based on the topic of "The influence o Continue Reading...
Anti-Social Behavior A good number of studies over the years have linked deviant behaviors such as juvenile delinquency and anti-social behavior to children living in broken homes (Bandura & Walters in Demo & Acock, 1988, p.636). Dornbusch Continue Reading...
There was also significant risk of increased attention problems associated with watching nonviolent television for the same age group, but no risk was associated with viewing educational programming. Older children ages 4 and 5 showed no increased r Continue Reading...
Students who are gifted need to be challenged in their area of giftedness and their social and emotional needs must also be addressed. One of the most important management skills a teacher can have when it comes to a gifted student is to encourage Continue Reading...
day care on children. It shows that historically mothers have typically had help raising their children, but that until recent times, that help typically came from close relatives, not programs outside the home designed for profit. The paper looks a Continue Reading...
Tourette Syndrome in Children What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological disorder generally associated with tics. Tics are defined as either involuntary body movements, or involuntary vocal sounds that are usuall Continue Reading...
Tapping into Young Children's Spirituality, Temperament, and Self-Control Years ago, when school systems actually permitted religious instruction, children were able to tap into their own spiritual sides, and were able to process their feelings abou Continue Reading...
Infant Sleep Patterns People sleep nearly one third of their lives and infants sleep significantly more than adults (Franken, Kopp, Landolt, & Luthi, 2009). The function of sleep has hypothesized by different researchers; however, surprisingly t Continue Reading...
social skills, violence media effect children . The paper allowed include personal opinions . There is much controversy regarding children and the effects that the media world has on the way that they perceive society. The fact that young people ar Continue Reading...
Cartoons and Comics Affect Children Media has a powerful impact on society. Media alters our buying habits, controls our tastes, incites our feelings against or for one or the other group or country, it is a powerful weapon indeed. Considering this Continue Reading...
He then went to work for the family business, lived in a nice home and drove a nice car, but had no reported income. Since the birth of their child, who is now a teenager, he has contributed virtually nothing to the child's support, though his mothe Continue Reading...
The roles that males and females may also vary -- although a woman biologically gives birth to a child, a man may assume more or less care for the child, depending upon the situation of a couple. A man who loses his job and has a wife who must suppo Continue Reading...
One explanation is the fact that mental health services are generally allocated based on the presence of a psychiatric diagnosis, and older children are more likely to meet criteria for specific disorders. Although younger children may exhibit certa Continue Reading...
Sexual Child Abuse Child sexual abuse involves a broad range of sexual behaviors that take place between a child and an older person. These sexual behaviors are planned to erotically stir the older person, commonly without concern for the consequenc Continue Reading...
Gordon's Functional Health Assessment for Children & Erickson's Developmental Stages This study will use Gordon's Functional Health Assessment for Children and Erickson's Developmental Stages and list normal findings in an assessment and potenti Continue Reading...
Poverty and Children in the U.S. Poverty Stricken Children in the United States of America It is unfortunate to state that sociological ills have preserved their place in almost every society, civilization and empire. Be it slavery, illiteracy, dis Continue Reading...
In this way, they have become familiar with each other's behavioral traits and the reasons behind these traits. Psychodynamic aspects (Cherry, 2010) did play a role since the beginning of the relationship, but became significant only while Eric and Continue Reading...
Freed's exploration of the theme of dysfunction is often compared to that of Shepard. However, the main distinction is that of tone: while Shepard's play is dark and somber, Freed's text is a dark, ironical comedy which ironically sketches the tens Continue Reading...
In fact, it is interesting to note that violent television and video games become more likely to lead to aggression in children as they get older (Krcmar, 1998, p. 251). Factors that cause this include the fact that from new-born to the age of eigh Continue Reading...
Biracial Children Proposal for Study: Is society causing biracial children to struggle with their identity? When forming their identity, children seek to look, act, feel, and mimic significant people in their social environment. "In his book Youth Continue Reading...
5%) are males and only 9 (1.5%) are females. In five of these nine incidents the sexual molestation took place with the presence of a male partner; while in four cases the perpetrator acted independently. Out of the five women who sexually abused chi Continue Reading...
I expect to find a pattern where as Lee (1992) might suggest, a hierarchical ethical theory exists, where the concept of "serving the needs of others" in need correlates directly to one's status, race, ethnicity and other factors. This suggests som Continue Reading...
This is largely due to the global nature of the phenomenon as the Internet is indeed the trademark of interdependence and globalization. The relations and connections it facilitates allow people around the world to come together in all sorts of acti Continue Reading...
Melanie's frequency of inappropriate behavior was not consistent; she experienced unpredictable increases and decreases in hair pulling, screaming, scratching, and tantrum behavior. The study occurred in a self-contained classroom for children and Continue Reading...
Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family David J. Pelzer is a child-abuse survivor who has shared his experiences as a public speaker and an author. He tells his own story in a series of three books. Pelzer is the son of an alcoho Continue Reading...
