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    There are several ways of disciplining children. It is important to find out which ways work best for your child. Each child is different and what works on one child may not work on another. When finding a way to discipline your child‚ there are a few things that you should consider. Make sure the (1) discipline is age appropriate. You can’t discipline a two year old the same way you would a sixteen year old. (2) Stand your ground and do not give in. If you tell your child they are grounded for a

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    Bullying Affects Children and Adults Many problems in society need public attention‚ bullying is one of the top problems. The problem of bullying affects everyone in some aspect whether it is by being the victim‚ victimizer‚ and both the victim and the victimizer‚ friend‚ or family member of the victim or victimizer‚ or just a bystander that does nothing to prevent this problem. Bullying affects people both young and old. "When you think of a bully‚ you might not picture a young child. While

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    about two hundred thousand minors are prosecuted as adults. Most of these are for nonviolent offences. This is two hundred thousand minors that are now subjected to so many negative effects from being falsely considered an adult‚ when they were not mentally or physically an adult yet. There are many reasons why minors should never be tried as an adult‚ their psychological and psychosocial maturity‚ social maturity‚ and the effects being in an adult facility has on a minor are the three reasons that

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    eighteen‚ because he knows not what he did? Or does he spend the rest of his life in prison? Sometimes teenagers are tried for crimes as adults and face equal penalties that are subject to adults. This is a controversial issue among americans. There are two groups of people. Those who believe that teenagers under the age of eighteen who commit serious crimes should be held responsible as adults for their actions. Courts are said to be too lenient and the young juveniles are evolving into violent youth criminals;

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    juvenile system and the adult system. However‚ recently the boundaries for these two systems are growing weaker as serious juvenile offenders are getting tried in adult court. Juveniles are not authorized to drink alcohol‚ sign a document‚ gamble at a casino or vote till they are an adult. Regardless to the crime they have committed‚ a juvenile is a juvenile and an adult is an adult‚ therefore sixteen year olds should not be tried in adult court. Sixteen year olds being tried in adult court is wrong because

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    How to Perform C.P.R. Imagine you are at a park on a beautiful summer day. You are lying on a blanket watching your kids play‚ enjoying the sun’s warmth‚ when you hear a commotion from a lady. You approach the circle of people that has now formed around a young man who is lying motionless and unresponsive. You do not see a person that could be of any help or authority figure close by‚ and no one else seems to be doing anything to help‚ so what do you do? The answer is a procedure called Cardiopulmonary

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    the adults here than for the children‚ the answer is no… older people have an opinion about everything and are sure of themselves and their actions. It is twice as hard for us young people to hold on to our opinions at a time when ideals are being shattered…” (July 15‚ 1944) Anne Frank was one of the many children involved in Hitter’s war‚ and She is one of the many children who wrote a diary of her experiences with this. The quote is stating the hardship of children vs. adults. The children didn’t

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    Midterm Essay CSL6833.21 October 13th‚ 2014 Counseling children/adolescents can look very different than counseling adults due to many aspects. Adults have their way of life set in a way that is hard to change as they get older‚ but kids are learning who they are and are more open to change. Children start their life depending on others as adults have learned how to live independently. Children and adolescents also cope with their hardships and do not realize that they need help as they have

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    Children should not be prosecuted as adults. They haven’t been exposed to full consequences for their actions.They are not fully developed. Their behavior is influenced by the media. Children are not treated with an iron fist. They never truly experience a heavy punishment . For example‚ if a child were to miss multiple assignments they are not fired from school. If they don’t do their work they fail the course and are required to take it again. They are given second chances time and time again

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    Life Stressors of Adult Children of Alcoholics Angenette Ferrette Norfolk State University Author Note Angenette Ferrette‚ Department of Urban Education‚ Norfolk State University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Angenette Ferrette‚ Department of Urban Education‚ Norfolk State University‚ 700 Park Avenue‚ Norfolk‚ VA 23504. E-mail: a.ferrette@spartans.nsu.edu. Abstract This essays addresses key alcoholic parental behaviors that negatively

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