The Child

“The saddest sight these days is the image of hundreds of thousands of children kidnapped and lured into being child soldiers from the age of eight.” These were the words of Roger Moore, a famous actor when talking about child soldiers. Unfortunately, we still see this same situation happening all around the world. Many children are being used as soldiers to fight in wars in many different places. The people who recruit them think it can give them a higher advantage since the enemy would think…

children under six years old are living in low-income households (Ekono, Jiang & Skinner). Considering the average cost of child care can be nearly half of the income of a family living at the poverty level, our government should provide child day care centers for working parents. The Coalition on Human Needs web-site cited a report from Child Care Aware of America saying, “child care is one of the most significant expenses in a family budget and often exceeds the cost of housing, food,…

Reasons to Consider Becoming a Child Sponsor Do you want to volunteer and give back to the community but you don’t have enough time? Fortunately, you can still give back to the community and the world in a major way by becoming a child sponsor. As a child sponsor, you can completely transform a young child’s life and feel good knowing that you are making the world a better place. Life Changing for Children Children raised in poverty stricken areas have severely limited access to education,…

Grand Lens Photography presents their top four tips for child photography. 1) No Posing First, remove the phrase "cheese" from your vocabulary. The moment a child hears this phrase, they are willing to put on their "picture-face". Try to catch them in the moment when they are laughing or being silly. The expressions they give you are most genuine during these moments. One thing to remember, it is not always about getting them to smile. A child reveals their personality, energy, and…

Child abuse in its many forms is a major social issue in current society. Child abuse is defined as the non-accidental behaviour by parents, caregivers, other adults or older adolescents that is outside the norms of conduct and entails a substantial risk of causing physical or emotional harm to a child or young person. There are five types of child abuse, physical, emotional, sexual, neglect and the witnessing of family violence. It has the potential to impact on the development and wellbeing of…

other end of the smoke, when out of nowhere a child is snatched up and taken away. This child soldier is put on trial for crimes he had committed during his service in the army. And his sentence? It’s like an adult’s. This child is given no amnesty for his crimes and is sent away. These children, who are barely old enough to know right against wrong, should be given amnesty for their crimes. Now, you may be asking, what is a child soldier? Well, a child soldier is a kid from around nine to 16…

When you are a child you enjoy your childhood and don't have to do as much you can just have fun with your life. Lots of kids has been pressured to become child soldiers and not have the same privilege to live the child's life like others. They become child soldiers as young as the age of 8years old and are separated from their family members to go to war and the possibility of not talking to them for awhile. Child soldier began in 1998. Since 2001, the participation of child soldiers has been…

to Brown ‘’ Child labor take many forms. Agriculture is by far the largest sector employing children with unpaid family farm work dominating. Some 60 million children are involved. Young girls who should be in school are collecting water and firewood, or caring for siblings. In west Africa, an estimated 2 million are involved in cultivating cocoa, while some 400,000 are working on India’s cotton seed farms.’’ (2016). While these children are not being giving their human rights, child labor is an…

fact they're poor. Many parents become so frustrated with the way they have to live that they turn to alcohol and drugs, leading to poor parental decisions such as child abuse and/or neglect. Statistics prove that the majority of criminals, both juvenile and older, were abused (McShane & Williams III, 2007.) According Gaines and Miller, child abuse is the “mistreatment of children by causing physical, emotional, or sexual…

Are child soldiers victims or perpetrators? To some people it really depends on their origin. If they want to fight and have the feeling to kill, I would consider them perpetrators, if they are forced to kill and don't want to, they are victims. A lot of people are asking this question, should child soldiers be given amnesty? Many might say it's not their fault because they are forced to kill. Others might say it is their fault because they have the choice to do this or not, but what they…