IMPACTS OF FAMILY STRUCTURE‚ PARENTAL PRACTICES AND FAMILY SIZE ON CHILDREN ’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BY Oyerinde‚ O.O. Department of Physical and Health Education. University of llorin‚ llorin‚ Kwara Nigeria. Abstract This paper presents the impacts of family structure‚ parental practices and family size on the academic attainment and performance of children. It briefly stated the types of family structure available: Single-parent families‚ two- parent families (intact families) and step-parent
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Assess the view that in today’s society the family is losing its functions. For many years‚ the family has had a set of functions that every family has had to follow in order to fit in with society. Some of these functions include social control and the gender-role socialisation. Some Sociologists that have explored these functions are Murdock and Parsons. Murdock looks at reproductive‚ sexual and economic functions. Whereas‚ Parsons looks at the primary socialisation of children and the warm bath
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about it at a rapid rate. This learning process is unique to the young child and lasts through the first six years of his life. Previously mentioned before Dr. Maria Montessori has classified these years into various stages and phases of a child’s development. The first phase of the absorbent mind is birth to three. Conscious learning has not yet emerged in the child. An example of this would be the way a child learns language. Acquired without effort‚ spontaneously‚ and literally sinking in. The
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Meth: An Epidemic in Small Town America What exactly is Meth? Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It has numerous nicknames and may be better known to some as Meth‚ Crank‚ Crystal‚ Ice‚ or “the poor man’s cocaine”‚ just to name a few. It can be snorted‚ smoked‚ swallowed‚ or injected and is extremely addictive‚ even after only one use. It is compiled of a long list of highly toxic chemicals‚ some of which are Pseudoephedrine‚ lye and drain cleaners
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The American Family Family Patterns The US has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional‚ comprising a father‚ mother and one ore more children‚ there are families headed by one parent‚ usually a woman. In a few families‚ like everywhere else‚ there are no children. Other families in the US have one adult who is a stepparent. Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the US‚ people have the right to privacy and Americans do not
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Challenges of small businesses Growth in the small and medium business in Canada and other developed countries has been very significant. This sector of the business community now represents about 40 percent of GDP and accounts more than half of total employment. Today small businesses are more diverse and more vigorous than ever‚ but they also faces newer and more challenges or inhibitors to their growth than their older conter parts. This research will attempt to find the answer to the following
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Steinbeck writes the book Of Mice and Men. He creates two characters named George Milton and Lennie Small. These two guys travel around the state of California looking for jobs. They run away from their last job and are on their way to their next job but they got kicked off the bus. Then the two of them have to stay the night by a pond and head to the new job in the morning. The character Lennie Small is one character that the reader can get to know a lot. As the story goes on‚ there is a lot of trouble
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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT My family health assessment was conducted using the 11 Gordon functional health pattern. Marjorie Gordon’s functional health pattern is a guide for establishing a comprehensive nursing date base‚ using the 11 categories enable nurses determines the following aspects of health and human function (Gordon 1987). The Gordon 11 functional health patterns are health perception/health management‚ nutrition‚ elimination‚ activity/exercise‚ cognitive
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ecology of human development. Cambridge‚ MA: Harvard University Press. Bryson‚ K.‚ and Casper L. (1998). ‘Co-resident grandparents and their grandchildren.’ Bureau of the Census‚ Current Population Reports‚ P 23-198. Casper‚ L. M.‚ S. S. McLanahan‚ and I. Garfinkel. (1994.) ‘The gender-poverty gap: what we can learn from other countries.’ American Sociological Review‚ 59 (4)‚ 594-60. Cherlin‚ A.J. and F.F. Furstenber‚ Jr. (1986.) The New American Grandparent: A place in the Family‚ A life Apart. New
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Bronchiolitis in Infants and Small Children Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Nursing Bronchiolitis in Infants and Small Children Introduction A common illness of the respiratory tract within infants and children under two is bronchiolitis. This illness causes inflammation in the bronchioles. Hospitalization is often required because small children and infants have smaller airways that become easily blocked. Children who become affected develop cough‚ wheeze and shortness
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