Children Youth and Environments Journal

The Familial Effects of Self-Esteem on Asian American Adolescents Lindsay Wakayama Introduction Identity development is difficult for any individual during adolescence. Adolescence is the transition from the reliance on others in childhood to the autonomy of the self in adulthood. It is a challenging time, both for the individuals living it, as well as for those surrounded by it. Filled with emotional turbulence, overwhelming insecurity, and verbal miscommunication, adolescents feel caught…

When appropriate choices are made, such as obeying laws and getting college degrees, a positive future is the product. In the novel, The Other Wes Moore, Wes is placed in a bad environment where he has to make inadequate decisions in order to procure money for himself. When an individual is placed in a poor environment and given limited options to obtain finances, crime is often used as a means to earn money. The individual will often choose crime because there are…

Bachynski, K. E., & Goldberg, D. S. (2014). Youth sports & public health: Framing risks of mild traumatic brain injury in American football and ice hockey. Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics, 323-333. Bachynski et al examine the social and cultural schemas which might affect the risk factors in adolescent competitors. These schemas, in conjuction with the adolescents developing body, place adolescents at an even greater risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI). In addition, the article notes…

than co-ed schools. Co-ed schools are free, while single-sex schools are very costly, even though they are ineffective (Evans, 1998). Single-sex schools also don’t have training that’s provided for teachers on gender-related subjects and the way children are developed (Gurian,…

Kotchick & Forehand, 2002; Pinderhughes, Dodge, Bates, Pettit, & Zelli, 2000). Studies show that when compared to higher SES parents, lower SES parents are more likely to adhere to an authoritarian style of parenting, are less responsive to their children, and are more likely to endorse and use punitive disciplinary practices, (Hill, 2006; Pinderhuges et al., 2000). In a multi-racial sample of mothers, lower SES was directly associated with the use of harsh discipline strategies (Pinderhuges et…

in a licensed Foster Home. Throughout this paper, it explains the difficulties children experience in foster care. Some difficulties and challenges include articles about children aging out in foster care, behavior issues of children and social issues of children in foster care. The data base that was used to execute this paper was Warner University’s social work data base which provided scholarly articles and journals about the challenges and issues of foster care. The search terms that were…

In the research conducted by Tudge proximal processes were assessed by observing each child in the study for a total of 20 hours. Personal characteristics, specifically developmentally instigative characteristics, were also assessed in parents and children. However Jonathon found misuses of Bronfenbrenners theory in those by (Weigel, Martin, & Bennett, 2005; Ying & Han, 2006; Yu & Stiffman, 2007). These focused primarily on contextual influences on development, although they also discussed…

Times). Pediatrician, Dr. Lawrence Miller expressed concern that children who are diagnosed or have a positive screening will not receive appropriate treatment. He added, “if you do the screening, you must be aware of the implication of screening and effectiveness of treatment”, (LA Times). He fears the mental health system will be flooded, without addressing the actual mental health…

intelligent student, especially in math. This is evidenced by the fact that she is placed in a Senior math class, above the rest of her classmates. There have been studies that show that homeschooled students break the preconceived notion that homeschooled children are socially and academically behind their peers. According to Ed Collom, there are a few different studies that have been done that suggest that students such as Cady were academically ahead of her peers specifically because she was…

cannot always be thankful for our values until they are challenged. So much of life is growth and change and that is often where we learn who we are. As practitioners in Child and Youth Care your values must be reflective of who you are as a person. You must be able to identify them and place yourself in an environment where you will thrive and not burn out. In my life I have had values develop over time that have led me to this profession. The…