The Effects of Children with Divorced Parents When two people marry and decide to start a family‚ they are making a commitment to being a whole family. Unfortunately‚ not everything goes as planned and 50% of these marriages end in a divorce (print source 1). The separation of the parents can cause many psychological effects on the children involved‚ no matter what the age or the circumstances. These problems are unavoidable and can have both long term effects on the children as well as many effects
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Affecting Outcomes for the Invisible Casualties of War – The Children of Incarcerated Parents On December 31‚ 2005‚ 2‚320‚359 people were incarcerated in the United States. Of these inmates‚ 107‚518 were female. As of 2004‚ the most recent date for which statistics are available‚ it is estimated that there are approximately 2.8 million children of incarcerated parents. Of this number‚ approximately 320‚000 are children of incarcerated mothers. The problem with these estimates is
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The Effects of ADHD in Children Having a child diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ I have witnessed first-hand the effects it has on a child’s life. Though many teachers discount the validity of ADHD‚ this disorder‚ if left untreated‚ affects a child’s daily life‚ causing them to experience forgetfulness‚ short attention spans‚ insecurities‚ and frustration. Fortunately‚ there are many treatments available to help treat the disorder‚ so that children who are diagnosed and experience
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injury. So‚ are parents actually teaching their children violence? When a parent spanks a child‚ whether they are aware of it or not‚ they are teaching that child violence. They are teaching them that hitting someone else is okay. In his article "The 13 Ways Spanking Harms Children‚" Michael J. Marshall‚ PhD‚ says that "children who are spanked engage in more hitting and fighting than those who are not physically punished by their parents." Relying on spanking when parents think its needed
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out about parents being fearful to vaccinate their children due to vaccine safety. I find it difficult to understand how parents are fearful of the effects of the vaccine‚ but not from the disease itself. Fear of this harmful disease seems to have been switched to hypothetical effects that the vaccine could produce. The internet and the media along with some famous celebrities help fuel anti-vaccinations. This controversy over immunizations has cause much confusion and worry for parents. Even with
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should parents spank their children? There are many different ways to educate children but it is sure that parents just spank children when there is no way because no one want to hurt their children.Some people say that “spare the rob and spoil the child”‚but I think that parents should not use spank as a punishment for children. People should not spank their childrend for many reasons.First‚It cause many bad effects on children‚especially when they are young.In this age group‚children don’t have
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ROLE OF PARENTS IN CHILDREN EDUCATION Parents are their children’s first teachers. It is from parents that children learn about their culture‚ values‚ and language. Parents play a very valuable role in their children’s education in and out of the classroom. Because of this reason‚ parents need to take on the challenge and provide their children the tools they will need in order to be successful in school and life. Education does not only involve acquiring academic qualifications it also involves
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Should parents smack their children? Today I will be talking about the consequences of smacking children‚ whether it shall be legalized or not. Also I will bring my own personal response at the end of my speech. But for now‚ I will begin with why people say it shall be legalized. Firstly‚ some parents say that smacking a child teaches them a lesson how to be well disciplined and indirectly tells the child not to commit this deed again. Furthermore‚ some parents may think that children are having
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Children Raised by Alcoholic Parents While reading “Who Are the Real Victims of Alcoholism” in my college textbook‚ I could not help but thinking of my own experiences as a child growing up with an alcoholic father. This essay was written by a student named Meredith Newmon Blanco. In her essay‚ she makes several strong claims on how children who are raised by alcoholic parents will grow up facing many troubling obstacles. Some of her examples are physical and emotional abuse‚ lack of structure
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for parents to lie to their children? Lying in general is always thought of as a very negative action that is never tolerated or accepted in almost every setting. However‚ people do lie for different reasons‚ and parents are no different. For parents‚ however‚ excessive and unjustified lying is very critical and has a lot of negative effects on their children and their relationship with them. Parents should always be careful and restrain as much as possible from lying to their children. Parents
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