Child Obesity Child obesity has become a serious problem in America‚ and it is still on the rise. The amount of children with child obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years at an alarming rate. It is now estimated that 1 in 5 children in America are overweight. And with this comes both long and short term impacts on these children. Those impacts are not only physical‚ but mental as well. Some studies suggest that the rise of obesity is the result of a society that does not support
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Every single child in the world regardless of race‚ culture‚ gender‚ age deserves to be loved‚ cared for and kept free from harm and abuse. Children have a right to enjoy their childhood free from violence‚ injury or abuse at the hands of adults. This right is preserved in law‚ from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child down to national laws and guidelines which cover all children not just those that are abused and neglected. In 1987 the Department of Health introduced the Child Abuse guidelines
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Center For disease Control and Prevention‚ concluded that child obesity is an important factor that is attributed to many diseases including diabetes‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ asthma‚ and insomnia just to mention a few. There are also many side effects to these diseases‚ for example if an obese child is having problems sleeping at night the child daytime activities aren’t as productive as a child that have a good night sleep. The child with insomnia has difficulties in concentrating at school
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the law in general? In order for a child to be adopted‚ he must be "free" for adoption and "given in adoption" by a legally authorized individual or agency. Unlike some other states‚ Connecticut does not allow the direct placement of children by private‚ unregulated adoption agencies or non-relatives. Only certain approved agencies and close relatives‚ under careful regulation‚ may offer a child for adoption. When is a child free for adoption? A minor child (under 18) is free for possible adoption
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Sociology report Child Labor Assigned by Dr. Javed Husain Group: Abdullah Hashmi (18016) Dedication: I would like to dedicate this report to our parents. Without their love‚ efforts and support I had not been able to become what I am right now. They have supported me all the way from beginning. They had been the great source of motivation and inspiration. Letter of acknowledgement: This is to acknowledge that the research I conducted‚ under the supervision of “Dr. Javed Hussain”
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THEME 03 Child Abuse Introduction to the theme Gelles and Strauss (1979‚ p. 15) assert that: "A person is more likely to be hit or killed in his or her home by another family member than anywhere else or by anyone else”. Why is there so much violence in modern man - or is it not a contemporary phenomenon? The term "family violence" refers to several types of violence‚ for example child abuse‚ incest‚ family murder‚ spouse abuse or battering. In this theme the focus will be on child abuse in
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CHILD POVERTY For the purpose of this assignment I shall be discussing what child poverty is‚ the factors of child poverty in the United Kingdom and how child poverty will be tackled. In the UK families have a prime responsibility to nurture and care for their children through various development stages (UNICEF 2012 ). Child poverty can happen from the break up of families‚ being in debt‚ poor education or unfortunately an orphan or born in to the situation (BBC‚ 2012). All children have the
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CHILD LABOUR What is child labor? Children working under age of 5-14‚ are known as child laborers. This social evil is continuously going on strengthening its roots in our society. Can we eliminate child labor? Though it is a desirable goal the fact remains that in the given socio-economic scenario that is prevalent in our country‚ it is virtually impossible to do away with child labor. One cannot dispute the fact that employers exploit children by paying them much less than what they would pay
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Alfred Adler‚ a Viennese psychologist who lived from 1870-1937‚ established one of the first theories of birth order. His theory focused on the idea of "dethronement." According to Adler a couple’s first child is like a little prince or princess; subsequent children "dethrone" this child by taking away parental attention and affection XXXX. The effects of "dethronement"‚ or lack thereof in the case of only children‚ determine such personality traits as responsibility‚ attitudes toward authority
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An Autistic child is described as a child with disabilities that affect verbal and non-verbal communication. Some of the characteristics of autism is a blank stare‚ not responding to his or her name‚ and seeming content being alone. Autism is diagnosed before the age of three. There is abnormal function in one of the following areas: social interaction‚ language (communication)‚ or symbolic play. To meet the criteria the child must display six or more of the following actions: marked impairment
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