Pros And Cons Of Child Study

Tyler, “The Awesome,” as he has chosen to be referred to for this child study, is a nine-year-old African American male. He is outgoing, fun-loving, and energetic child. Tyler enjoys spending time with his family and playing video games. Tyler attends his neighborhood elementary school. I chose Tyler for this child study because I wanted to understand the world from a 4th grade boys point of view. Tyler is the middle child in a home of three children. Each child, including Tyler was adopted from the foster care system in Texas. His sister has been diagnosed as having Autism, and his younger brother has been diagnosed as being bipolar. Tyler was born with heroin in his system. The hospital notified Child Protective Services and they took custody of him from birth. Tyler was then presented to his soon to be adoptive family when he was released from the hospital. He was considered a foster child until he was age two. His foster parents adopted him on National Adoption Day 2008. Today, …show more content…
She receives social security disability benefits for herself and the kids. Their family income also includes adoption subsidy’s for the children. Tyler’s stepfather does not have a job. He received a felony conviction and time served in the penitentiary when he was young and making the wrong choices. Having a felony conviction makes it difficult for him to find work and to get motivated to go look for employment. He has received many rejections once employers find out about his criminal background. Many times between the end of the month and the beginning of the next month, Tyler’s parents fight. Most of the fights can be traced back to not having enough money to meet the needs of the family. Although Tyler is the middle child, he often tries to keep the peace between his parents. This is very hard on him as a nine-year-old boy. He feels that his other friends do not have to deal with parents who