Assignment 3.1 The life of a single parent The life as a single parent Being a single parent this day and time is a life changing experience‚ but it’s never easy. Through this experience of being a single mother I have learned one major thing. It’s not about me anymore. Everyone doesn’t get the picket fence life with Mr. Fix it or Ms. Soccer mom. I am responsible for two little boys until they reach adulthood. I have come to understand that though I am the adult‚ but
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MY LIFE AS A PARENT My mother‚ Joyce‚ was a single parent which forced her to work a lot of hours at Veteran’s Administration Hospital as a ward clerk in Van Nuys‚ California. I‚ Kimberly at the age of 11‚ was put in a position to be a parent before I even was one myself. My childhood was ripped away from me due to me having to babysit and do household chores for my younger sister‚ Tiffany‚ while our mother provided a living for us both. I remember some of the good old times when Sunday would
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The family is a very important staging point in the lives of children. The role of the parents is to inspire and guide their children’s young and easily manipulated minds and set them on the right paths to become active and productive members of society. When this important role isn’t performed to the best of the parents’ ability‚ then their children have the potential to become "menaces" to the society they live in; their children will also pass on this fault to their offspring. This was what
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INTRODUCTION Parents are undeniably a child’s first teachers as babies utter their first words and take their first steps. As socialisation and education continues in schools‚ parents and teachers become the ’’significant others’’. The modelling in their complementary roles is absorbed by children. Sociologist Emile Durkheim maintains ’’there is not a moment in the day when the generations are not in contact with their elders - when they are not receiving from them some educational influence’’. The
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Parents Need Help Walter DeShazier ENG/215 Effective Academic Writing September 23‚ 2011 Vickie Stewart Parents Need Help Although parents have the sole obligation for monitoring their child‚ raising children is a hard job. The accountability for training good valves to a child should fall solely on the parents. Violent and sexually video games are played by children under age. Raising children is a hard job‚ parents need help. Raising children is a fulltime job. The best parents sometimes
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During the growth process‚ teenager is an important stage. It is time when children take shape in both biology and psychology. Teenagers want to affirm their own personalities; some people think that parents or adult relatives should make important decisions for teenagers. However‚ I definitely disagree with that statement. In my opinion‚ parents or relatives adult should assist teenagers instead of making important decisions for them. This allows teenagers to learn about responsibility‚ independence
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Benefit of Stay at Home Parent Nature and Nurture is a part of every day life. Every family nurtures their children differently. Some families could nurture their children with a babysitter or daycare provide while both parents work‚ but in my family we had a stay at home Mom. When I was born‚ their lives would change forever. My parents decided that it was in Moms best interest to quit her job to help raise our family. This would give mom the freedom to be very involved with our everyday life
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a mutual respect. It is extremely important for parents to be able to communicate clearly and efficiently with their children. An open and effective communication line between parents and their children‚ benefits not only the children‚ but every member of the family. Relationships between parents and their children are notably improved when there is productive communication taking place. Basically‚ if communication between parents and their children is satisfying‚ then their relationships are gratifying
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Parents are the best teachers. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. There’s no doubt that parents are most children’s first teachers. They teach their children from their birth until they are mature and as much as they can later in the children’s life. However‚ they cannot teach the children academic knowledge to support their future occupations. I totally agree that parents are very important teachers in each person’s
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world‚ many families find it necessary for both parents to go out to work. While some say that the children in these families benefit from the additional income‚ others feel they lack support because of their parents’ absence due to working constant hours at the office‚ shop‚ store‚ etc. Today’s economic situation forces both parents to go out and work in order to properly provide for their family. With both mother and father working‚ some children tend to find themselves feeling forgotten or overlooked
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