Child life specialist

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all infants and young children be screened for delays as a regular part of their ongoing health care. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Child Neurology Society (CNS) call for screening at all well-child visits from infancy through school-age and “at any age thereafter if concerns are raised about social acceptance, learning, or…

There is a joke within the teaching community that goes “What are the three main reasons for teaching? June, July, and August”. While some teachers may find this joke funny, parents of children are trying to figure out what their children will do in June, July, and August. S. Gershenson from the American University decided to do some research on time use of grade school aged children with sub-groups of household income, and parental education level. Gershenson wrote the article Do Summer…

minute you have people looking at you, worshipping you and following everything they do.Many times celebrities forget that their role models thinking their entertainers and won't be copied or imitated. Celebrities like Adrian Peterson, who abused his child (Article 1 Mendes) are very negative too kids as stated in the previous paragraph kids will be desensitized to all the stuff the celebrities are doing. Another way that celebrities are shown as role models is that the parents don’t show that…

inquiry by a nine-year-old girl, “I asked my mom and my daddy once: What’s the thing that means most to you? They said they didn’t know but I shouldn’t worry my head too hard with questions like that” (Coles, p. 442). With limited moral understanding, a child cannot establish set morals to base their decisions on. Children receive an enormous benefit from parental guidance, but often time’s parents neglect addressing moral problems. Coles proceeds in the…

daddy look sad? After Thomas answered our questions we must use precaution and try to provide the appropriate care for Megan, mommy, and Thomas. So, therefore, this would be what I gathered from Thomas’s picture. 5. What concerns do you have for each child? Prioritize those concerns in a list (paragraph not required here). After reading the case file, there are a lot of concerns for Megan and…

it is not okay to act out? Image how easier and stress-free your life would have been had you discipline and mentored them first… Instead of trying to be their friend, they would learn self-control, structure and overall how to be a respectful individual whose prepared to live in the real world and not someone who is bratty and disobedient.…

In the article “The Digital Parent Trap” by Eliana Dockterman discusses the benefits of kids using technology in their early stage of life. Dockterman persuade parents to embrace young kids using technology with logos, ethos, and some meaningful sentences. Dockterman’s use logos the most thought her whole article to persuade her opponents with concrete data to support her clam and get them from reliable sources. The writer uses statistical data to support the advantages of children using tech.…

Everyone is bound to go through childhood and adulthood, that's just the way of life. But, what is more difficult to face? Your childhood or adulthood? People have different opinions on this subject but it could be because they either had a bad childhood or adulthood. Either way, childhood and adulthood have different aspects to them. Childhood is the part of our lives that shape us into the person we become as an adult. When we are growing up, we are not obligated to find a job, to pay bills…

children to help future generations. Reading at a younger age can help kids have greater morals in the future, which results in a better society. Morals can come from lessons learned in life and lessons learned in reading. When people gain morals from life experiences they tend to learn them later in life because they are not exposed to the experiences that can help them gain better morals. If kids start reading novels with a purpose or a message it gives them the emotional connection at…

peculiar way of developing kids. Chinese mothers are the one who gives a maximum attention to their kids and at the same time, they have humongous expectation from their kids. They are often labelled as a strict parent who wants 100% result for their child under given circumstances. Does the strict nature of Chinese mothers help their kids in succeeding? Is it good to give such huge amount of pressure to the kids? What is the current scenario on how various societies implement parenting? Looking…