Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Kimberly Brown English 122 Instructor : Cathy Cousar December 9‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Let there be no mistake‚ obesity is a disease! Studies show obesity is a major issue in America today. Approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese (Center for Disease Control‚ 2006). This is an ongoing epidemic and grows more and more troublesome as technology increases. There are several causes of childhood
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST VOL. 4‚ NO. 3‚ DECEMBER 2003 Copyright © 2003 American Psychological Society 81 Summary—Research on violent television and films‚ video games‚ and music reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in both immediate and long-term contexts. The effects appear larger for milder than for more severe forms of aggression‚ but the effects on severe forms of violence are also substantial
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where a celebrity was going to jail for drinking and driving. As I sat and watched this happen‚ I thought about all the teens that looked up to this celebrity as a role model and how society feels about this person making such a bad mistake. Watching your role model go to jail is not the best thing‚ because you try to follow in their footsteps. However‚ it could cause you to ruin your life. Later that day‚ I went to the store and saw a magazine while waiting in line. It had had a celebrity on it and
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Influences on Belizean Youths As we the year passes by it is less common to see any youth showing how proud they are of their culture by dressing and practicing the aspects that their culture represents. It is more common to see the influences that other countries have brought into our country and which have caused a cultural erasure especially in the lives of us the young one. However‚ society tends to see these changes and take in mind as it doesn’t affect our origins and from where we initiated
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The Influence of Videogames on Youth 1 The Influence of Video Games on Youth: Implications for Learning in the New Millennium Karen E. Dill Lenoir-Rhyne College The Influence of Videogames on Youth The Influence of Video Games on Youth: Implications for Learning in the New Millennium Like any medium‚ videogames are a channel of communication whose effects 2 vary widely with the content of the specific game in question. Experimental‚ longitudinal and meta-analytic data indicate that
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Media Influence on the Youth Media strongly affects youth culture. The media executives are quick to defend their role in youth violence and bullying while selling millions of dollars in adds focused on youth. TV producers‚ network executives‚ motion picture companies and others in the media deny any impact of their programs on the attitudes and actions of youth. Meanwhile they continue to spend millions on special
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Invasion of the celebrities in homes around the word have an impact in children life. Celebrities are everywhere. Media like television shows‚ Internet‚ and magazines make the presence of celebrities constant in daily live‚ and this presence result an influence under younger. Sometimes this impact agrees with parents’ values but sometimes diverges. While parents work hard to give a good education for their children‚ the widely spread of some celebrity behavior make a mess in younger minds. As
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these stars sometimes project unrealistic images that can cause a teen to feel inferior. For some teens‚ watching films can change their body image and put pressure on them to lose weight. Actors like salman khan influences youth to have a fit body n have abs which results in pressure on youths to have such bodies to impress girls. Teens who watch movies with a lot of sexual content like jism‚ murder‚etc may be more likely to engage in sex at an earlier age and could put themselves at risk for sexually
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The Celebrity Influence on Teens of Today In today’s media‚ many people are exposed to material they see or hear which affects their choices on a day to day basis. Teenagers are the most common victims of the media because they are so vulnerable. One of the main causes of this media influence on them is celebrity behavior. Celebrities can change how a teen looks at him or herself in the mirror. They can also have an effect on a teen’s choices in bad habits. They have the power to persuade teens
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Parental Influence on Childhood Obesity Today‚ there are many social problems that society is faced with. Among all of these problems‚ childhood obesity is one of them. Prevention of childhood obesity is solely the responsibility of the parents. This pressure occurs because of the societal stigmatization of overweight children. Today‚ about one in three American children are overweight or obese (“Flass”). Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy‚
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