A Child Called "It"

has been an experiment started by Walter Mischel in the 1960s. The experiment was called the marshmallow test. He used this test to try to teach the child self discipline (willpower). The researcher, parent, or someone else would tell the child “ you have to wait in the room for 20-50 minutes.” If the marshmallow or a different treat is eaten you will not get to eat the other treat. If the treat is not eaten the child will get the other treat. The same experiment that Walter Mischel a…

I would recommend Rober Coles "How To Raise a Moral Child: The Moral Intelligence of Children." Robert Coles is a child psychiatrist who offers his personal insights on how children learn some of the most valuable lessons by watching what their parents and others do around them. Coles believes that children develop their character at different stages of their lives. Therefore, their moral intelligence is shaped in various times in their lives, too. I believe his book is an excellent resource…

Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) is a genetic disorder that affects the kidneys. Researchers have found three different gene mutations associated with the disease. In most cases, a person inherits the gene mutation, meaning a parent passes it on in his or her genes. In other cases, neither parent has the gene and the disease is considered spontaneous. Polycystic kidney disease causes numerous cysts to grow in the kidneys. A kidney cyst is an abnormal sac filled with fluid. The cysts can greatly…

there are also neonatal anomalies that can also contribute to the gender of an individual. Whether we help “normalize” these individuals are up to the parents of the child and the child’s doctors while that being said, there is an ethical and moral problem that should be disputed. While figuring out the best way to raise the child in this cruel world. It is easy to say all sex differences in humans can be attributed in the womb,…

dancing started out when she was a child. She was went to eat and when she began to sit down she noticed a belly dancer, without a question she stood up, and started imitating the dance. It sparks in her memory as her yearning for performance while she was still a young child. Young Shakira always had a taste for performing for other kids. She joined her school’s choir but was then kicked out for her significant vibrato. But that never stopped the defiant child, she continued to perform for her…

different approaches when dealing with children in group counseling. The three different approaches are Crisis, Problem, and Growth centered groups. In a Crisis-centered group, this deals with a child or a group of children that have a conflict with each other or a disagreement. Depending on the situation, the child or the group of children that are not on the same page with each other meet up to discuss how the situation…

Because child labor is an ongoing problem that has been occurring since the Industrial Revolution, many organisations have been researching to try and find the true cause of this issue. According to an impact study conducted by Leonardo Becchetti, a professor at the University of Rome, “the rise of child labour [is] one of the most politically sensitive issues in our globalised society”. In his report, Child labour and consumer responsibility, Becchetti acknowledges…

Child Abuse: A life sentence The nation’s tough on crime policies from the 1990s have increased the prison population to over two and a half million individuals. These people are disproportionately uneducated and poor. Approximately two-thirds of whom suffer from some form of psychological disorder. Childhood abuse or neglect is the cause of much the mental illness of individuals incarcerated within the United States. Abuse or neglect harms children in many ways. Especially at risk are young…

Dissociative identity Disorder also called Multiple Personality Disorder is a disorder distinguished by the presence of two or more personality states. Diagnosis is often difficult because that person could have many mental disorders that can affect the diagnoses. MPD is one of the most confusing psychiatric disorders because there is no clear treatment or a way to diagnosis it. Multiple Personality Disorder is caused by many different factors like trauma as a child or extreme physical, sexual,…

This drug was used to help with epilepsy and bipolar disorder to control the onset of migraine headaches. Another drug called thalidomide was a narcotic use as a sleeping pill, and it was also a factor known to cause birth defects. The most controversial one of them all is vaccinations for children. Because of the age of the vaccinations or childhood shots. News media can…