parents are offered an average of ten months of parental leave where some countries‚ such as Germany‚ will extend the leave up to 39 months (Berger and Waldfogel 2001). In 1993‚ the United States federal government finally passed a law that would help with job protection for parents and allow them to take time off to care for their new infant and recover from labor (Ruhm 2000). However‚ the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) does not give paid parental leave‚ rather it is only twelve unpaid weeks.
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CODE OF ETHICS OF THE INSTITUTE OF GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS PREAMBLE Guidance counsellors work with clients‚ as individuals and in groups‚ to whom they supply professional services concerning educational‚ vocational and personal/social development. Guidance counsellors respect the dignity‚ integrity and welfare of their clients‚ work in ways which promote clients’ control over their own lives‚ and respect clients’ ability to make decisions and engage in personal change in the light of clients’ own
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Parental Responsibility‚ a Deterrent to Juvenile Crime Growing up in a family where both parents have thirty years experience working in the juvenile justice system‚ I have learned to value and respect parental responsibility for their children and their children’s behavior. In 1995‚ a small community in the Willamette Valley‚ passed an ordinance which held parents responsible in just this way. The ordinance (No. 94-132) that was adopted in Silverton OR‚ in 1995 charged parents with the misdemeanor
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spurring much research on the effects of excessive screen time upon children and adolescents. (Perhaps add a clipping from newspaper.) This research has provided much
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Effect of Interracial relationships and the child Interracial marriages can include the union between Asians‚ Hispanics‚ Blacks‚ Whites‚ and any other groups. However‚ when people talk about race relations‚ the focus is on Blacks and Whites. No matter what type of ethnic groups are involved in these type of relationships‚ one important result of these marriages are children. After doing some research and looking over some materials‚ I now have a strong understanding of the
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Explaining Guidance Theories: Developmental‚ Behavioral‚ Constructivist. Question: Explain Constructivist theory of guidance. ____________________________________________________________________________ Constructivism is rooted from philosophy just like sociology‚ ethnography and cognitive psychology. Already in the eighteenth century‚ the German philosopher Kant believed that a child’s learning was an interaction between the developing child and the environment. He believed that children constructed
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Aims of Guidance and Counselling Programs The aims of the guidance and counselling service are similar to the purposes of education in general—to assist the student in fulfilling her basic physiological needs‚ understanding herself and acceptance of others‚ developing associations with peers‚ balancing between permissiveness and controls in the educational setting‚ realizing successful achievement‚ and providing opportunities to gain independence. The purposes of guidance and counselling provide
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when the addiction starts trickling into young kids‚ most consequences are negative. Although technology can be beneficial if used moderately‚ over-dependence and excess usage has a negative impact on young children. Today‚ we’ll first discuss how devices affect the bond between parents and children. Then‚ we’ll take a look at how health issues can arise from the overuse of electronic devices. Finally‚ we’ll examine how unreasonable amounts of screen-time affects how well they perform in school. Firstly
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The Effects of Violent Media on Children‚ Adolescence‚ and Adults Cheri Burns COM/220 August 17‚ 2011 Mary McWilliams The Effects of Violent Media on Children‚ Adolescence‚ and Adults Violence in every form of media is a part of daily life. Children of all ages all over the world are being affected by violence in one form or another. This paper is focusing on television and gaming that children are engaged in. There have been many studies looking at this problem and ways to prevent children
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Piaget’s Stages and Parental Interaction Considering the differences in Piaget’s theory of preoperational thought‚ concrete operational thought and formal operational thought‚ there are certain things a parent should keep in mind as they interact with their children. Preoperational thought occurs between the ages of 2 and 7. At this stage‚ children are able to center on a single aspect of a problem‚ rather than two or more dimensions at once. Understanding is driven by how things look rather
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