Parents

The purpose of this study is to examine how the media portrays parent-child communication about sex and the role that family structure plays in the communication between the parent and child. This area of study is important to examine as we know that the media can shape the perspectives of individuals, however it leaves us to question to what extent the media shapes conversations about sex within a family unit. We may often take for granted how our opinions are influenced by media and that we,…

What is the Impact of Parents in Youth Sports? I. Introductory Every year in the United States alone, 48 million youth participate in an organized youth sport (Hirschhorn.2013.26). Parents have a crucial role in the proper development throughout their children 's life. Sport is arguably one of the most important tools used in crafting desired traits from a young age. Therefore, it is important to understand how parents impact their children 's experiences while they participate in youth sports.…

Should Parents Vaccinate Their Child ? One of the biggest issues facing parents today is whether or not to vaccinate their children. Some parents do not want to vaccinate their children because they feel that the vaccinations can cause harm to the child. Others simply feel that their children belong to them and that government should have no say in what they do about vaccinating them. Still other people say that it is irresponsible not to vaccinate children from diseases which could be…

Parents, Condoms and Hypocrisy In 1994 The New York Times ran an article written by Anna Quindlen. Her article is a well written piece in regards to the distribution of condoms in the New York City public schools. Up to this point, the school district had been passing out condoms to teenagers who did not require any permission from their parents. Lawsuits were filed, and the appeals courts decided that this violated parents right to confidentiality. Quindlen writes to show us that this is…

rapidly growing societal issue? I believe parents are to blame for the childhood obesity problem in America. Parents have the authority to control and monitor the child’s lifestyle habits that lead to their obesity and are currently too busy or lazy to do anything. Many parents believe that fast food is the main cause of childhood obesity. Fast food is known for being high in calories, fattening, and low in nutrients. Most fast food products…

Pahokee Parent Group. The main reason for me attending this group is because, parents can come together, and discuss different aspects of what’s going on in their child education life and such as school events. When I mention school events, they talk about graduation, adecmics,fundraisers and other types of aspects. I found this group from the current school that my son is attending .I was ask to sign my son up for T-ball and I did just that. Once I signed my son up I had learned about this…

addiction stays the same because preventing use is not the same as preventing addiction. There are circumstances or influences responsible in sons’ and daughters’ usage in single parent families have shown significant involvement for future drug usage which increases when the caregiver turns into a risk factor as an absenteeism parent. Donald’s father works late hours leaving Donald to cook, clean and do his own laundry. Another risk factor is poor parenting skills by his father in the…

society kids aren’t being disciplined like they used to be when their parents were little. A lot of kids nowadays get to do whatever they please and don’t get faced with any real consequences from their parents. The reason why is because a lot of people think that kids don’t need discipline and think it’s a waste of their “precious” time. Now who’s fault is it really that kids are this way now. Should the blame go to the parents? Or should it all go to the child who made those choices? These…

The subject of the role of parents in body modification is very controversial; while many individuals believe that it is acceptable to make body-altering decisions for their children, others find it to be negligent. Enzo Ribaudo presents this controversy through the use of his example of an instance in Georgia involving parents administering tattoos to “6 of their 7 children, ages 10 through 17.” The parents were prosecuted not only because the tattoos were not completed professionally, but…

children who are raised in homes where they have a parent in prison. It is estimated that 1.7 million youth in the United States have at least one parent currently in prison and that millions more have a parent in jail (ojjdp.gov). Preliminary research suggests that children with incarcerated parents may exhibit a range of academic problems, including poor grades, behavior problems, and school phobias at higher rates than children of non-incarcerated parent (http://aspe.hhs.gov) There are many…