hildren face a higher risk than adults of the negative effects of secondhand smoke. Not only is a child’s body still developing physically‚ but their breathing rate is faster than that of adults. Adults breathe in and out approximately 14 to 18 times a minute‚ where newborns can breathe as many as 60 times a minute. Up until a child is about 5 years old‚ the respiratory rate is quite fast; usually between 20 and 60 breaths per minute. When the air is tainted with cigarette smoke‚ young‚ developing
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Throughout our lives we’re influenced and taught by many. It can have an effect on the way we view problems and events within public boundaries. One of the most important and most effective influences children have in their lives occurs from their parents. The parents of a child can have both a positive and a negative influence on their lives. In this novel there are two very good examples of how parents can be an important influence on their children. Father of Jem and Scout Finch‚ Atticus Finch‚ plays the
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OF CHILD ABUSE An abused child is any child‚ up to the age of 18‚ who has suffered from‚ or is believed likely to be at risk of‚ physical injury‚ neglect‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse or verbal abuse. (Source: www.yesican.org) It is recognised that that it is abuse when someone inflicts harm or fails to prevent it. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting‚ by those known to them or by a stranger‚ for example‚ via the internet. Child abuse can have major long-term
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Films and Their Impact on Children The film industry‚ in this generation‚ has produced several great and highly successful films‚ many of which contain some form of excessive violence. Some examples of these movies include The Boondock Saints‚ The Expendables‚ and Fight Club. Although these films are indeed wildly successful‚ it is important that such films are watched by only their intended audiences‚ namely adults. Many children are getting their
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Poverty and the Impact It Has On Children There are currently 3.6 million children living in poverty in the UK. That’s almost a third of all children. 1.6 million of these children live in severe poverty. In the UK 58% of children living in poverty are in a family where someone works. What is child poverty? A family with two adults and two children needs to have £349 each week in order to be above the poverty line. It is a child who does not have access to reasonable level of clothing‚ nutrition
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The Negative Impact of Advertising to Children As citizens in the modern world‚ we are used to being bombarded with over 3‚000 advertisements over the course of our day (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ 2006). Advertisements are so common that we often do not realize we are viewing them. Originally‚ an advertisement was a way to reach the world. In the early days of television‚ the programming had to be entertaining for many demographics‚ because there were only a few channels that targeted a mass
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Exceptional children are not the only ones who are impacted the family is too. Families play a key role with involvement with helping the child on a day-to-day basis. The impact on the family comes in different ways‚ the parents are not the only ones who are impacted‚ and it ranges from the siblings of the child with disabilities to the long distance cousins. A child with a disability can often place a set of extra demands or challenges on the family. Each family member will play some type of role
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Domestic Violence: Impact of Abuse in Dating Relationships Domestic Violence or physical and psychological violence used to dominate another is very common. It occurs in all cultures people of all races‚ ethnicities‚ religions‚ sexes and classes can be perpetrators of domestic violence. Unfortunately violence affects many early in their lives impacting unmarried couples. Statistics show 1 and 3 young people experience violence while dating. Violence in dating relationships can begin
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What Children Need – 20 points Answer each question of this assignment with a thoughtful and complete response of three or four sentences. When possible‚ relate your answer to your personal experiences and information you have learned from reading the first chapter of your text. Items 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ & 6 are each worth 2 points‚ items 4 & 5 are each worth 3 points‚ item 7 is worth 4 points‚ and quality of writing is worth 2 points since professional quality work is expected. BRING A COPY TO CLASS ON
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Divorce also has terrible and lasting effects on children. In today ’s society‚ marriages are less likely to last as they did 20 years ago. There are over 1 million children that suffer each year because of the divorce of their parents. There are usually children involved in almost all divorce cases. "Moreover‚ half of all children born to married parents this year will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach their 18th birthday. This fact alone should give policymakers and
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