Child time-out

TIME-OUT FROM REALITY is a character driven drama. The plot has merit. The idea of a young foster girl trying to rehab her uncle so that she can live with him is very appealing. It’s always nice to see how an adult character can change through the eyes of a child. The story explores themes about forgiveness, family, and healing. The goal is clear and the stakes are personal. The story is driven also by the inner emotional needs of the protagonist, Izzy, just as much as her external goal.…

In 1974 a similar ruling occurred, but this time it involved a New Jersey superior court judge’s ruling that the sexual orientation of a father is not a valid reason to deny him child visitation. This in turn marked the first time that a court in the United States acknowledged the constitutional rights of gay fathers (Rudolph). In 1976 it was decided that judges’ custody decisions were…

expectations can have the complete opposite effect on someone. Destroying them from the inside out and causing them to suddenly not care anymore. Expectations are fickle things that have the power to change a single person. Characterization helps readers to to see these gradual changes in a person when expectations come to clash. A personal expectation, or a societal expectations everyone had…

care system, some of them struggles to care for themselves because they cannot trust that someone else will care for them as much. Their only self-motivation is the hardship that some of them deals with, making them challenge themselves to make a way out of the system or make the completely lose hope. While some are fortunate to be placed in foster homes that are suitable for them, others struggle to go from one foster care to…

Portland, Oregon. I started the interview with asking her, “What new technology came out during your childhood?”, she replied, “... we had cellphones, but they were like the size of a tv remote, but bigger”. She laughed and asked my aunt if she remembers what the cell phone looked like. My grandmother adds, “The cell phones that are out now are so much smaller compared to what was in my generation. Also the pager came out, where people paged people”. I asked her how did the device impact her…

where you came from, and when will you grow up. Mommy and daddy just looked at you with their great big smile and told you every time you asked that you will find out when you are older. Pg. 11 Fast forward now you are 10 years old. Your teachers tell you about puberty. But you still have questions. When will I go through puberty? When will I get taller? Well young child, girls between the ages of 10 and 14 hit puberty, while in boys it happens later, between the ages of 12 and 16. For…

a long time, and most people despise it. Over the years homework has been given more and more frequently. They just want it to stop. Kids plead for the menacing plague also called homework to stop coming to them. Parents say their child isn’t getting to enjoy their life. But teachers just keep giving them more. Some teachers and critics argue that homework is beneficial, but it is truly not. Homework is bad for kids because they receive too much of it and it is unhealthy for kids. No time. No…

adequate housing. The systems theory states that all parts of a system are interconnected and any change in one area will change the entire system (White, Klein & Martin, 2015). Paul-Ward & Lambdin-Pattavina (2016) point out that learned helplessness negatively affects teens aging out of the system and, further, puts a large financial and health burden on…

forming of a person 's character lies in their own hands." - Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, (260). From the beginning of a child 's life, their responsibilities as parents or guardians are to show them right and wrong. How the parents or guardians act directly affects how the child acts. Years pass, and many monkey-see-monkey-do 's later, that child, now a young adult is ready to start making choices on their own. All of the lessons their parents or guardians has taught them, now…

reality that not all parents are able to care for their children. Although this reality is hard to face, the foster care system is in place to provide help and support during this time. Foster care helps children in situations where they cannot be cared for by their biological parents. Numerous reasons can lead to a child being placed in the system; however, no matter the reason, each situation displays the need for an alternative care system. Now that the foster care system is in place to…