Child development Page 4

A Silent Childhood A Silent Childhood Childhood is such a precious, yet trenchant part of life. We all have memories of our days as children along with stories of lessons learned. Childhood is reflected by most as being a time of bliss and enlightenment. As I recall my childhood an avalanche of mixed feelings suffocates…

In the article “Placement Discontinuity for Older Children and Adolescents Who Exit Foster Care Through Adoption or Guardianship: A Systematic Review,” Kevin R. White explains how youth who withdrew from the foster care system are unable to find homes that help them have a sense of self and secureness that helps the youth. The article…

In the United States today, more than forty six million Americans are addicted to cigarettes. More people have died due to cigarette smoking than from narcotic drugs, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War combined. The annual death toll for cigarette smoking is more than four-hundred thousand Americans a year, and is the…

One of the greatest known problems currently that are killing people, universally is smoking. In spite of broad knowledge of the health results, smoking is common throughout the world. The vast majority of youngsters start this habit due to stress, personal issues, depression, , boredom, and out of their interest. The present study aimed at…

Background to the study Resilience to trauma is dependent upon many factors, some individual and others within the social context in which we live. Exposure to trauma is pervasive in societies worldwide and is associated with substantial costs to the individual and society, making it a significant global public health concern. Trauma exposure is common…

The first level is the pre-conventional level, where a child’s sense of morality is controlled externally. Children will believe the rules of authority figures like parents and teachers, and they judge an action based on its consequences. The second level is the conventional level. During this stage, an individual’s sense of morality is linked between…

The journal article that I chose this week discusses the association between informal help seeking behavior and social support and their affect on adolescent’s psychosocial behaviors. The meta-analysis first examines how informal help seeking behavior benefits the behavioral outcomes of adolescents. In the analysis, when an adolescent exhibits help-seeking behaviors from their families, peers, or…

The movie Lady Bird that is directed by Greta Gerwig in 2017, has a familiar and trivial plot. Although Kanopy put it in the category of comedy, I believe it is more a “coming of age” type of movie. The whole movie depicts the encounters of a high school girl, Christine McPherson, who wants to…

There are many similarities between communicating with adults and with children/young people. In any case we need to maintain eye contact and interest, responding to what they are saying, and treating them with courtesy and respect. However, when communicating with children and young people, we also need to think about how we can maintain the…

.. Deion, but he never really liked that part of him so he changed his ways. Deion spent hours passing out food to the people in his community. Sanders is faithful to his community and he is also faithful to God. Deion is a dedicated Christian (Baker 1D). This shows how caring, giving, and unselfish…