For children who are five years and below, they may have problem sleeping; at that stage, the only language they understand is one united family- seeing Mummy and Daddy together is what makes them happy. Adolescents on their part easily become susceptible to live endangering lifestyles such as theft, sex, violence, alcohol, and drugs. Other adolescents may unnecessarily become stubborn and incorrigible. In addition to this, children from broken homes are likely to spend their lives in poverty.…
The level of childlessness has doubled in thirty years and the world could be in danger of under population. Some women are childfree by choice, meaning they choose not to have children for a number of different reasons. Many celebrities are childfree, even Dr. Seuss did not have children, which is ironic due to the great deal of children’s books he has written. While reading the selection Childfree by Choice by Kelly J. Welch, I developed the belief that all women should have the option of whether or not they want to have children. While some people believe all women or married couples should bear children, lack of interest, logical thoughts, and unfortunate circumstances are some reasons they would remain childless.…
There has been a lot of talk about a new show from the Duggar family that used to be on 19 Kids and Counting. They had a short spin-off that focused on Jill and Jessa Duggar and now it looks like it is time to talk about some of the other family members. The fans of the show have been begging for the Duggars to come back ever since their show 19 Kids and Counting was canceled over the Josh Duggar scandal. The Hollywood Gossip actually shared that the cameras have been following some of the Duggars around and word is that the next show will focus a lot on Jana Duggar. This older Duggar daughter is still single and hasn't really shared much with fans about how things are in her life right now.…
After watching the documentary film Consuming Kids (Directors A. Barbaro and J. Earp, (2008), I had some interesting insights about how childhood was influenced by media and technology. In addition, I found it interesting how advertisement industries manipulated children into commercials signifying to children that the key to happiness was through having certain brand things in order to be cool in past and present society, but the film did not show how values shaped childhood too. What the film lacked in showing were the processes it took in order to have stuff. I also thought it was neat how the film showed how the children’s movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was turned into a commodity, and advertisement outlet targeting children as consumers. I thought this was interesting because advertisers and media outlets draw on children to make billions of dollars in revenue by producing things such as TMT action figures, comic books, lunch boxes, sheet sets, and on food products like macaroni and cheese.…
In the essay “Children Need to Play, not Compete”, Jessica Statsky writes about the importance of children being able to have fun playing a sport without the pressure of winning or losing (152-157). Playing sports can be a huge part of a child’s life, but parents and coaches need to remember that sports are here to keep a child busy and active. Children use sports to make friends not compete with each other to see who is better. When sport oriented parents and over controlling coaches try to have kids play at a professional level this causes children to lose interest (152, par. 1). With this being said the parents and coaches need to realize how they are taking the game to an unsafe and unsportsmanlike level.…
In “Out of Sorts: Adoption and (Un) Desirable Children” by Katherin M. Flower Kim, Kim presents how racism influences and affects the decisions within the adoption process among white parents in the United States. In the recent years, adoption has become increasingly popular among those who would like to start a family with children and either are unable to do so themselves or would like add a child in need of a family. Issues arise when certain races of children become more desirable than others and children as well as parents are placed on waiting lists. Kim interviewed a group of 43 mothers along with 30 of their husbands, who all but one identified as white, had adopted children from Korea between the 1980’s and 1990’s. She used the data…
Unwanted Babies: Athenians didn’t like having large families. Unwanted babies were usually left outside in clay pots [to die or get adopted]. (Free baby on sale !) The father would decide whether the baby should be kept or abandoned. EDUCATION:…
Divorce is a very prominent occurrence in American families; statistics show that nearly forty to fifty percent of Americans divorce at sometime. Divorce, often looked down upon, may be necessary to resolve complications. Many significant problems may arise from a divorce however. Three predominant effects on children who have divorced parents are mental issues, social problems, and financial instability.…
In the article “Why we still allow bullying to flourish in kids sports,” Lisa Lewis argues that bullying from coaches shouldn’t be accepted or condemned in today's society. Lewis used a video of a coach being physically abusive towards one of his players to make point of how extreme the situations can become. Arguing that point seemed to come easily towards her as she not only blamed the parents for supporting the coaches actions, but also thought lack of education on positive methods was the cause. In order to have qualification for coaching Lewis explains that extensive classes are not required. Lewis believes that coaches are going back to old methods of coaching which includes harsh behavior from the coaches towards the kids.…
In the article Childfree Families, Amy Blackstone and Amy Greenleaf describe the functions that childfree families display and explore the reasons behind their decisions. The authors determined these factors by conducting several interviews with various types of childfree families. Because of these interviews, the authors found that the way childfree families functioned was not completely different from other types of families. Through the way the authors describe the families’ responses, readers are able to determine how these families feel about being childfree. Although childfree families do not contain children of their own, they still deeply care for children in different types of ways.…
Divorce is a topic that is important to me because my friends and I have divorced or separated parents. My parents’ divorced when my sister and I were three and five years old. All I remember form my parents’ marriage was constant arguments. When I was five, I told my mom that I would rather her and my dad not be together if they’re going to yell at each other. My dad remarried in 2009 to my stepmom, then after five years of marriage they divorced.…
Though “Life and landscape” focuses on the dark side of her fathers and “The planned child” takes a more aggressive dive into how she feels about her mother, both poems employ violent imagery to convey the relationship problems she has with her parents at home. A poets drive is always a mystery and a story in itself. Many poets throughout the world use many ways to express there emotions and this is exactly what Sharon Olds has done here with the poem “Life and landscape”. Olds uses a very specific way to express her emotions so that that everyone reading can get a first person view of what exactly is happening, this is called violent Imagery. Violent imagery is a source Olds uses in many of her poems to catch the attention of the reader…
The increase of knowledge regarding the topic altering genes has become rapid and have open and paved the hope of designing your own perfect baby. Even today, the use of reforming and adjusting the genes of an unborn child is being put in effect. “Techniques of genetic screening are already being used, whereby embryos can be selected by sex and checked for certain disease-bearing genes. This can lead to either the termination of a pregnancy, or if analyzed at a pre-implantation stage when using In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), can enable the pregnancy to be created using only non-disease bearing genes” (Steere, 2011, para. 6). Altering the babies genes can not only harm the baby, however, can also terminate the baby.…
Across cultures and populations, child-raising is considered to be one of the most important aspects of life. The beliefs and values that parents teach in their child’s formative years often determine how children will behave and respond to situations as they grow up. Parents who are aware of the potential effects of their child-raising strategies typically attempt to influence the child’s mindset, hoping to mold them into their vision of the world. In this vein, feminists, backed by the ever-expanding movement for gender and sexual equality, have tried to change society by making their children the agents of change. What methods of child-raising do feminists employ, and how do they work to instill the feminist mindset?…
The Negative Effects of Divorce on Children Rachael Lubitz University of Maryland University College The Negative Effects of Divorce on Children As of 2014, after the release of the most recent census survey, the United States divorce rate was recorded as 6.9% per 1,000 total population (“National,” 2014). As much as it hurts both adults involved in the separation, if there are children from the marriage, it affects them more. As stated by Slaikeu (1996), “divorce creates a temporary state of disorder and disorganization,” (as cited in Guinart & Grau, 2014, p. 409). Children can become confused and angry.…