Ultimately an individual with obesity consumes more kilojoules then they expend over a period of time and has a body mass index (BMI) over 30 [2]. If the current trend continues it is predicted that 65% of Australian children will be obese or overweight by 2020 [3]. Obesity in children is a major health concern as studies have shown it increases the risk of other diet related disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It can also cause psychological damage from discrimination‚ victimisation
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people would disagree that parents play an important role in their children’s achievement. However‚ some people would argue that parents of high-achieving students play a detrimental role by pressuring their children to achieve at unrealistically high levels or to satisfy the parents’ needs. Parents of academically talented children have been accused of pushing their children to achieve at exceptional levels and sooner than usual. While there is empirical evidence that parent factors have a positive
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Justice And The effects on Children of Incarcerated Parents Loretta R. Lynch Capstone 480 Ms. Mel Jones Abstract Today prisons are overcrowded and over two million Americans‚ male‚ and female are sitting in jail or prison‚ and two thirds of those people incarcerated are parents (U.S. Department of Justice). Approximately two million of these children are separated from their mom or dad because of incarceration of which these are the custodial parent. These children suffer from poverty‚ inconsistency
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Addicted Parents and Their Children Sheila Yzaguirre Kaplan University CM107-47: College Composition 1 Addicted Parents and Their Children INTRO: Did you know that in the last generation scientists come to understand the ways of an addicted brain? “There are nearly 2 million heroin and cocaine addicts‚ perhaps 15 million alcoholics‚ and 10’s of millions of cigarette smokers in the United States alone.” (Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ July 2004) Children of addicted parents are the
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Nando Pelusi’s article‚ " Parents and Children in Conflict" is a nontraditional view about The assumed unconditional love between parents and their children. He points out that no one can fully give that kind of love-and they aren’t supposed to according to evolution . His claims that this creates a struggle between the children that crave attention and the parents that crave a break; furthermore‚ he states that this is what possibly leads adolescence
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Children of alcoholic parents are not necessarily doomed to a dysfunctional existence. There are many factors that contribute to a positive or negative outcome of a child that was exposed to an alcoholic household. Some children of alcoholics may act more responsible within the family and among friends. They may cope with the alcoholism by becoming overachievers throughout school‚ and at the same time be emotionally isolated from other children and teachers. Their emotional problems may
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Constructive Solutions for Children with Working Parents Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Problem Definition 2 2.1. Time Management: 2 2.2. Quality of Time: 3 3. Proposed Solution Alternatives 3 3.1 Improvement of Time Management: 3 3.2 Improvement The Quality of Time Spending with Children: 3 3.3 Web-cam Application: 3 4. Criteria 4 4.1 Psychology of Children 4 4.2 Feasibility 4 4.3 Effectiveness 4 5. Methodology 4 5.1 Interview with Children Psychologist 4 5
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Children with working parents In the past‚ a typical family consisted of a father who went out to work and a mother who stayed at home and looked after the children. Nowadays‚ it is the norm for both parents to work. This situation can affect children both positively and negatively. Some people think that the children of working parents are in an advantages position were their parents are able to afford more luxuries such as new clothes‚ video games or mobile phones. Proponents of this view argue
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Infidelity greatly impacts the family in a negative way. Not only does the betrayed parent feel crushed emotionally‚ but the child in the family unit is also emotionally damaged from it. Infidelity in a marriage can negatively impact a child and the effects can stay with him throughout his life. When people think about the effects of infidelity they often look at the person who was betrayed and the changes that they go through. This is an important side to look at when calculating the damage that
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I think a problem of parents and children was very actual in early 1990s‚ at the time when elders that spent most of their life in conservative realities of the USSR. And this was not because they were adherents of that ideology‚ but because they had used to live in that realty. We live at the time when any youth’s rush act can bring serious problems. In these situations‚ they need help of more experienced people. Mostly they are parents or elder people. They are always eager to help us. Yet can
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