Child life specialist

A point of disagreement among people is whether or not children should play sports. Some think that sports are a great thing for children to do, but others think that sports are horrible. This issue is important because parents want to know if it is okay or dangerous to put their children in sports. Competitive sports for children is dangerous because of the injuries and health. The most important reason that sports are dangerous is the injuries. Adam Cohen, a writer for “The New York Times”…

Certainly, most people love children and moreover the majority of people remember their childhood as a wonderful and serene time of life. Therefore, it is not surprising that the creative advertising involving children has all chances to transform from ordinary commercial into the viral and eye-catching. The story with a series of advertising campaign under the slogan “Live Young!” began in 2009, when the brand in collaboration with BETC agency released the first commercial video called “Roller…

“Hana Rosin shares her views on the overprotective behaviour of parents towards their children and its effects on the development of the kids. The author starts by explaining about old age adventure playgrounds and their significance in making a child aware of the risks and dangers involved while doing any fun task independently. She emphasises on the thought by giving views of a landscape architect, according to which, playgrounds should be designed in such a way “that kids could move around…

well-respected member of the community and personal friend to his parents. The pastor would often tell Alejandro that the activities they engaged in were part of “God’s Plan” for Alejandro’s life, and that challenging the plan would put his soul in danger. Physical abuse of a child is very impactful of their life. “Several studies have found that in 60% to 75% of families in which a woman is battered, children are also battered”(Osofsky).A video was linked showing a woman forcing her young…

The target population that I choose to focus upon are individuals with Cerebral Palsy, which approximately effects two per thousand children born (Duquette, Guiliano, Starmer, 2015). The first signs often tend to appear at nineteen months, or within the first five years depending on the mildness or severity of the condition, or the type of Cerebral Palsy (CP) (Duquette et al., 2015). These include pyramidal/spastic CP, the most common, and extrapyramidal/ non spastic CP (Duquette et al., 2015).…

parents who sought treatment from the Parent-child interaction therapy clinic to aid with externalizing behaviors occurring at home and school. Bobby is a 5-year-old Asian-American male who has been very disruptive in class. He starts fights with other children and does not complete his work. His parents use an authoritarian parenting style to keep him in line at home. While several approaches could be taken to support Bobby and his parents, Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an…

Dear, (blank) Child soldiers are most commonly present in developing countries and sought out by many warlords because they can fight for longer and do not disrespect orders given to them. Most child soldiers are 15 to 17 years old and at this time in adolescence, they, are very impressionable and malleable. Because of this countless children around the world lose their innocence and childhood to the people that give them false hopes and promises to fight for them. Since most child soldiers are…

Foster kids don't have it easy. Sure they don't have nagging parents, but that doesn't make their lives any easier. They are bouncing from home to home enable to have parents. These foster kids need to be persistent when moving. Example of this persistence can be found in "Pictures of Hollis Woods" by Patricia Reilly Gidd and "The Orphan Train" by Kim Hill. In "Pictures of Hollis Woods", the mustard lady is continuously moving Hollis from home to home due to her weak decisions in families. While…

The two points I believe are essential with regard to when and how to refer a child to the Part C/Early Intervention System is the primary goals of infant/toddler assessment is to determine whether children are in need of early intervention services and second the benefits of early intervention services. I believe it is extremely important for the child to has the correct diagnosis when referring the parents and family to seek service that may not be beneficially in meeting their needs.…

executive director of Voices for Children (VFC). VFC is a nonprofit organization in Maryland that. “Provides trained volunteers, Court Appointed Special Advocates, to abused and neglected children in Howard County, who advocate in court to ensure each child a safe and permanent home” (voicesforchilden.org). There were a few key lessons I learned through this experience. These lessons include: 1) the importance of volunteers 2) finding sources of funding 3) the value of having a holistic strategy…