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to the custodial parent who provides basic commodities and with whom the child spends the majority of time with. According to the book “Social Work with Fathers”, custodial fathers are defined as those who maintain legal custody of the primary physical care a minor (Clapton, 2013). In most cases in Trinidad, judges and attorneys are more empathetic to the struggles faced by single mothers and because of this final verdicts are often biased. As a result, the Single Father Association of Trinidad…

Dating back to early childhood, I recall my first memory as traumatizing. This occurrence has effected how I manage through intimate relationships. It has also impacted the manner in which I parent my children. Around age 4, I witnessed domestic violence between my parents. These disputes included physical and verbal abuse between my biological father and mother. Theses instances inscribed the notion that I would never marry. I vividly remembering riding my bike in front of my home saying,…

relationships between parenting styles, academic performance and the effects of motivation, goal orientation and self-efficacy. The study contained two hypotheses- the first one being that, parents who possessed high demandingness and responsiveness, would have adolescents with high academic performance and on the other hand parents who are high in demandingness and low in responsiveness would have adolescents with low academic performance. The second hypotheses was that the relationships of…

She wants to do on her own and earn the grade. Teachers have noted that Madison often refuses to accept help and will argue or deny she needs the help even though data shows she does better when she receives accommodations (moving to a quiet setting to take tests). The IEP notes some of the behaviors that Madison exhibits when she is asked to utilize special education support.…

attachment and bonding for young victims of the war. Anna published a book called “Normality and Pathology in Childhood.” The book was based on how stress affected children along with the importance of having a foster attachment when a child’s parents are absent. The Hampstead War Nursery began offering classes in 1947 to help children with psychological needs. In the latter part of Anna’s life, time was spent at Yale University teaching courses on the effect of crime and family…

in most homes, both parents and single parent families are working full time or two jobs. Thus, making it hard to find child care for their children, especially when their infants, toddlers or preschoolers. Meanwhile, there are parents and those of society that visually see this as an opportunity to start a child care business. When starting a business such as a child care center, there are policies and guidelines you must follow. I must also inform you that it will not be a simple task. However…

Internalizing behavior includes; depression, anxiety, withdrawal and externalizing behavior consists of; delinquency and substance use. Other problems children of incarcerated parents may face include intellectual delays, and difficulties in school. When children ¬¬are exposed to various types and constant stress, they begin to develop symptoms from PTSD. Stress factors may include but are not limited witnessing the arrest of a…

The way I was raised was always interesting to me, and I thank my family any time an odd situation arises regarding my cultural heritage, status, or any other issues which had formed in my life. The shift from Philippines to the United States was never a rocky one for me, but I did find it difficult to accept a handful of changes, weather being one example. Another drastic change was living in a rural area to a heftier, urban setting. My social status in society never clicked with me when I was…

Introduction Childcare is one of the biggest challenges parents have to face in their life. When having a child the way you care about them will affect them in their whole life. We had chosen some of the common parenting style we see the most Especially during the early developmental years. This topic is very important because parenting style it directly effect the child cares. In this task we had used a Qualitative research method and a descriptive approach in order to case study and…

psychological and physiological state lead her to neglect her child? In 1995, an article called “Why Fathers Count” stated that “nearly 23 million American children do not live with their biological fathers. And 40 percent of the kids of divorced parents haven 't seen their fathers” (Csatari). We usually see in custody battles that the mother gets the children because she is the best equipped to take care and nurture them. With that said, we see a lot of single mothers in our society, maybe even…