Attachment parenting

When we are children, we dream about being an adult. When we are adults, we dream about being a kid again. Being a child can be the best and the worst thing ever. It is scary because you have the whole world around you. Waiting to judge you. It is also the best because you have the whole world around you, in the palm of your hands, waiting for you to judge it. The world is also testing you to see how far in life you will go, to see how successful you will become, and to see how knowledgeable you…

Introduction Single Parenting is on the rise and has a negative stigma against mothers that give birth out of wedlock or raising children after a bitter divorce (Strong & Cohen, 2014, p. 510). Most mothers go into a relationship in hopes of raising their children with the father in the household. The stereotype that is said about single parenting is that they live in poverty because of lack of education, which in turn, cannot get a good paying job. Children that live in underdeveloped…

For this to happen, they set up a screening guide that gathered information from callers that would report a situation. The callers would then call the families who got reported and would give them advice on healthier parenting skills. This pilot project was also done in other states like, Ohio to find results on child abuse. Thus, this issue of child abuse relates to one of the lenses; science. Child abuse is such a huge issue that ethics come into play in various ways…

Parenting is one of the most difficult responsibilities a person can face, learning how to parent comes from many different examples your own parents or societies and life experience. parenting style depends on is the parent is more or less demanding. I can’t say what type of parent I am now because my child is only one-years old, growing my parents were strict but it was only like that because of religion they were those strict Christian parents. myself following their parenting skills…

Since I was a little girl I always admired families that had adopted a child, and I knew in my heart that one day I would adopt too. As I am approaching the time in my life that I could potentially be starting a family and be ready to adopt a child, I have begun thinking about all of the things that it may entail and how to prepare for it. Although race has never been a deciding factor for me in the adoption process, I have for some reason always thought I would adopt a child of a different race…

As a parent one of the most important things is to ensure the safety of your child and there is no exception to that rule. The thing about being a parent is you have to do everything you can to make sure your child is safe and that includes understanding everything you can about crib mattress safety. Did you know that one of the biggest mistakes parents make is they always try to get their child the most padded crib mattress they can find? The reason why you need to know this is because buying a…

In this day and age students are tested. They are tested in everything. Once a child enters school they are in for a lifetime of being tested. Many people believe these tests do not represent all types of intelligence, and that children have their own unique aptitudes. In “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Amy Chua goes on to describe this as “Western” thinking. Is this why the Chinese and a multitude of other Asian countries test scores tower above those of the average child raised by western…

Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors. It is generally observed that, children from well educated, financially stable and loving families are very confident, well-nourished and are able to develop life skills much comfortably. The external factors which contribute towards child and young people’s development are  Family background: children and young people’s development is contributed by the support, love and encouragement they get…

Some people are under the mistaken impression that only the elderly need to worry about wills and trusts, but in fact people of any age can prevent confusion and conflict among their family members by visiting an estate planning attorney to get their affairs in order. The Law Offices of Clifford M. Cohen located on the boarder of Northwest Washington D.C. and Chevy Chase, Maryland explains how estate planning benefits people of any age. The simple fact is that an accident can occur at any…

Ellen, a new patient in our agency's outpatient substance abuse program, has come to us with one of the most important challenges a recovering patient/mother can face on her road to recovery. This unique individual has had the proverbial deck stacked against her throughout life. By no means has her path been orthodox as we know of the many unique challenges she has faced from growing up in a broken family to becoming a single mom that has faced physical and psychological adversity at every…