Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry‚ Volume 6‚ Number 1‚ Spring 2004 The Ethics and Science of Medicating Children Jacqueline A. Sparks The University of Rhode Island Kingston‚ RI Barry L. Duncan Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change Ft. Lauderdale‚ FL Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents have skyrocketed in the past 10 years. This article presents evidence that the superior effectiveness of stimulants and antidepressants is largely a presumption based
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Kids or No Kids Candance Bacco March 3‚ 2013 The title of my paper is called Kids or No Kids. Today married couples have a big decision on whether or not they want kids. I start out my paper by talking about how important this decision is and how it effects other people. Then I start to talk about all the pros of having kids. After that I point out all the cons of having children. The next part of the paper is all about the pros and cons of not having kids. As you will see there are a lot
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Problem “Kids will be kids.” Time and time again‚ this phrase has been used to dismiss the countless cases of bullying that take place in schools across the country. Such a carefree attitude towards a violent and brutal problem like bullying is a disturbing trend to see. Every year thousands of kids fall victim to schoolyard and online bulling. A child who has suffered from bullying is “2 to 9 times more likely to commit or attempt suicide” (Teen Health) and more often then not‚ cruelty from peers
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“Kids will be kids‚” they said‚ but they stop believing that statement when a youngster commits heinous actions. I strongly agree with not sentencing juveniles or charging them as adults‚ they do not have the capacity of reasoning their actions. A brain is not at its full development at a young age. As for an adult‚ their brain has been through more development and should be mature and conscious of what is that they are doing. We are not considered legal yet until we turn 18; and it is for the same
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Why are young people having kids at very young age‚ when they have nothing to provide? The other day I was in class and we were all presenting ourselves‚ what I realized once again‚ was very strange and I have to say that I have mix feelings about it. I love kids‚ and I truly believe that there is nothing wrong with having kids‚ but I just keep asking myself the same question over and over again‚ why can’t they use protection? When we were presenting ourselves in class‚ one of the things that shocked
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Kids Having Kids While many teens that engage in pre-marital sex never become pregnant‚ some are not as fortunate. Did you know in the next 24 hours‚ approximately 3‚310 girls will become pregnant. Every year over one million teenage girls become pregnant in the United States. Of these pregnancies only 13 percent are intended. As a result‚ about a third of these teens abort their pregnancies‚ another 14 percent lose their pregnancies to miscarriage‚ and the remaining 52 percent teens bear
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Running Head: COMMUNICATION VIA “THE KID” 1 Interpersonal Communication as lost from the movie “The Kid” COMMUNICATION VIA “THE KID” 2 The interpersonal communication in the movie “The Kid” is unique in some aspects. Russ‚ the middle aged character‚ has an indifference to everyone he communicates with at the beginning of the movie. As the movie progresses‚ you can see how Russ’s interpersonal communication
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Kids gain knowledge best by watching conducts of adults and replicating it is a contentious one. Many people think that this is the most effective for the children to learn. However the opposites are not few in numbers. In this essay I’ll discuss some argument for and against of the given topic. The behavior of the adults plays a significant role in shaping children’s inclination and character. After the baby is born the first and the nearest adults are his/her parents. Then the little baby starts
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Duritz hides from his hurt and loneliness by working all the time‚ being thoughtless and insensitive to everyone he meets‚ and forgetting his feelings and that he ever had them. But he can’t escape his feelings. Duritz meets a pudgy‚ unhappy little kid named Rusty (Spencer Breslin) who turns out to be none other than Duritz himself‚ circa 1968. At first‚ Duritz is embarrassed by his younger self. He says‚ "I look at him and all I see is awful memories -- memories I’ve been spending most of my life
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At the school on the Rez‚ Junior is the smartest kid by far. But at Reardan there are students who know more. That helps Junior get challenged. Gordy‚ one of if not the smartest kid in the school‚ helps Junior out.“Gordy taught me how to study. Best of all he taught me how to read”(Alexie 94.) Gordy knows more than Junior. So Gordy helps Junior out and he is someone
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