...Child health is also influenced by parents/guardians because through the choices which are undertaken health is affected. The parent/guardian’s choice to smoke has a negative impact upon children’s health, because it may result in children having breathing problems, chest infections or allergies. The child’s mental health suffers, as 73% of children worry about a parent/guardian who may die due to smoking. From the choices which parents/guardians make, to smoke, children are twice as likely to develop this habit (NHS). The Royal College of Physicians report (RCP), Passive Smoking and Children (2010), confirms that in the UK one of the main causes of infant morbidity and mortality is due to inhaling second hand smoke within the home. Parents/guardians that choose to smoke have an effect on those around them, not only children, but expectant mothers inhaling second hand smoke can cause harm to the unborn child. As proven, effects caused by smoking can result in: miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal mortalities, furthermore a mothers breast milk quality is reduced (Cortvriend, 2008). Reviewing these facts, The Smoke Control Act (2007) was constructed to assure children, and expectant mothers are less likely to be affected by passive smoking, on the other hand ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (2011) report comments that this may cause increased smoking within the home, thus impacting negatively on children. The report does question though, as yet that there is no concrete evidence...
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...Client Assessment 1. Client name: Freydia Jones 2. Address: 222 Troy lanes Bronx N.Y. 10454 3. telephone number: 1-718-222-2232 4. Gender: Female: 5. Age: 27 6. Religion: Christian 7. Cultural Identity: African American 8. sexual orientation: Heterosexual 9. Relationship status: Single never married 10. Employment: client is unemployed and has not received Public assistance for the past year 11. Education level completed and training: Client has graduated Kingsborough Community College with a degree in business management. Client has also completed training in Administrative Assistance and Executive Secretary. 12. Significant others: None 13. Presenting problems: Client has been actively using Cocaine in the form of crack but desires to quit and wants to reestablish custody of two children: Daughter (Dana Jones 7 years of age), and Jahiem 9 years of age. Both children are currently in the custody of grandmother, Mother of client (Edna Jones 62 years old). Mrs. Jones takes a variety of prescribed medications for Hypotension, Diabetes and Arthritis. Client believes that Mrs. Jones will not be able to continue to take care of the children. Question: In number of months or years how long have you been active? Client admits to using cocaine for the past five years since the death of her twin brother. 14. Biopsychosocial stressors: Client complains of stress and anxiety, Client has not been able to secure a job in the past five years. Worries...
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...August following a child’s fifth birthday Published: September 2012 Reference no: 080103 The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. This publication is available at www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/080103. Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user. Piccadilly Gate Store Street Manchester...
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...AED/202 Reading and Writing Development Sandy Mackey June 28, 2013 Kristen Weiss Reading and Writing Development As a future educator I believe that reading and writing is the utmost import thing in a child’s education. Without these two skills a child will not be able to succeed in school. For my essay, I chose two age groups that I want to teach; middle childhood, ages six through ten, and early adolescence, ages ten through 14. The reason I chose these two developmental ages is because I believe that children enjoy learning; they are like sponges, always trying to absorb as much as possible. The reading development in middle childhood children and early adolescent childhood children seem somewhat different. Middle childhood children start by identifying letters and matching letters with individual sounds, knowing what a word is, and interpreting spaces and punctuation are the earliest building blocks for reading skills (www.education.com). Early adolescent childhood children, usually do not have an issue with reading; they can identify vocabulary words in a book and sound out the words. Children of this stage usually enjoy reading. Writing skills for both middle and early adolescent children develop in the same way as their reading skills. Middle childhood children are more focused on what they are writing, their spelling, spacing, punctuation, and coherence has improved (www.education.com). As for the early adolescent children...
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...socialisation-link to the social embryonic stage of the absorbent mind.(10) | |Describe the teacher's initial approach with new children.(10) | |Explain the change in the teacher's role as each child begins to concentrate and focus on activities,and the impact this has on the child's growing | |normalisation.(20) | |Show an understanding of why the child might regress.(5) | | | My assignment will reveal what normalisation is in line with deviations. I will discuss the environmental factors that support favourable normalisation and its link to socialisation. In addition,I will also discuss the role of the teacher and approach to children with a view of how the unfavourable environment may result in child regression. “Normalization comes through concentration on a piece of work” (Montessori,2007a,p.206).Montessori's main...
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...spend most time away from home. Describing three different kinds of non-parental childcare and analyze the influences it may have in a child’s psychological, social and cognitive development. With today’s economy, many parents cannot afford childcare so they seeking for at homecare with a family member. The child may or may not being getting the same behavior or activities that a school or day care will provides. There are some studies about children care that indicated a childcare center they are more likely would do better when they start school and develops their social skills with others. Social skills is a main factor for a child development, they need to have the knowledge of what is acceptable and what is not. Many parents do feel that they children are a lot safer with a family member than with a person they do not know much about. This is an ideal situation because someone they trust with reduces the stress of leaving the child provides the non-parental care. Thinking about the real tics of the situation this relative or friend, is probably not licensed, nor has received any type of formal childcare training. The drastically decreases the probability of the child being privy to developmentally appropriates or...
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...Child labour is ubiquitous, even though it varies in form and degree. A scar on the world’s conscience in the twenty-first century, it is a social evil and a ban against development. Generally, regressive in nature, it is a serious global issue worth paying attention to.Many solutions and remedies are suggested to fight against this baffling problem. Childhood is the best time of our lives.A time of love and laughter,of being pampered,time of learning and discovering where our own particular strength lies,describing our ambition and becoming passionate for anything.But the present scenario is different. Children,specially living in a developing countries like India face many difficulties.They are exploited and abused. Most inhuman and arduous form of child exploitation in India is the age old practice of bonded labour.Fear,guilt,anger,frustration,pain,hate and above all helplessness,these assorted and jumbled feelings numbed their existence.Devasted and shattered they suffered those nightmares alone.Our blooming flowers spreading the fragrance of love,affection and innocence are brutally crushed and blow like dry leaves.All these kinds of exploitation leave scars on the soul of the child which they carry throughout their life. Yes,in India,almost every second child unfortunately goes through this trauma. According to wikipedia definition,”Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour”.People have many misconceptions regarding it.A...
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...Cary YMCA tradition for 15 years. Children are recognized for demonstrating character traits or a new skill by having a special foam piece attached to their hat. One hat for a whole summer adds up to a lot of fun. Making Camp Successful Help protect your camper’s skin by applying sunscreen before they get to camp. They should come to camp already wearing their bathing suits and croc-like shoes. Please send a LABELED backpack or bag with your camper every day. In a LABELED bag (which you can place in the LABELED backpack) a change of clothes, a pool towel, and athletic shoes for after pool time. If you think your child might have an accident, then pack two sets of clothes. Please pack a daily snack which is LABELED. We are a peanut free, tree nut free program so please don’t send in food items that list nuts in their ingredients. If your child has a food allergy then we need to know about it! Rides in/Rides Out is a very important part of making your child’s day a safe one. Please help us to make it even safer by not using your cell phone, staying in line, and not driving around cars that are in front of you. Our staff cannot administer medicine during program hours to any camper without the following: A completed and signed Medication Form A written and dated note from your physician for any over the counter medicine Cary Family YMCA / 101 YMCA Dr. / Cary, NC 27513 / (919) 469-9622 / www.YMCATriangle.org KinderCamp 2012 Communication Trying to get...
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...Gangs: Civil War 3 Jonathan Davis Composition II Instructor: Kaisa Miller Everest University May 19, 2012 Gangs: Civil War 3 Children are our future and it is our responsibility to protect our inheritance. Gangs have been taking the lives of our youth sense the civil rights movement. Gangs have no specific color, age, culture, or ethics. Gangs have manipulated our children to give them their trust, love, and respect. Parents this is a custody battle without courts. Spend quality time with your child. Make time for your family to play, eat meals together, take trips and have family meetings to talk about plans, feelings, and complaints. Get involved in your child’s school activities (Zeiler, 2010). Gangs are taking our children away from us and training them to become their solders to die and recruit. How is this happening one may ask? Time, loyalty, understanding, training, and money. The main ingredient is interest. These gangs are getting inside of our children’s heads and are gaining trust through their interest. We as parents, guardians, and pillar of our community have the responsibility of training our children together. It is in our best interest to do this because as we get older our children will be the ones who will be our doctors, lawyer, judges, and teachers and so on. This is considered a civil war because we are within the country fighting for control. Our ancestors fought and many died for us to be free to make our own choices. Being...
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...As a child, Walls' parents chose an alternative lifestyle which they saw as beneficial, but in reality subjected their children to abuse, neglect and extreme poverty. The children had a sad and independent childhood with their parents, who often tended to their needs over their children. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls writes of how as a young adult she pulled herself out of the unhealthy lifestyle of her parents, and managed to make something of herself. In The Glass Castle, Rex and Rosemary are not the ideal American parents, but they would be considered effective. They would be considered effective because they taught their children to stand up for themselves, independent, supportive and supportive and always there for each other. One of the effects that the Wall’s parents had on their children was teaching them to stand up for themselves. “The mattress shot forward, and our arsenal of rocks flew through the air. I heard them thud against Ernie’s body and clatter on the road. He screamed and cursed as his bike skidded” (166). When Brian and Jeannette go against the neighborhood bullies they show that they may not have money or what other families have but they are clever. They demonstrate their cleverness by creating their own catapult to stop Ernie Goad and his friends. To sum it all up, Jeannette and Brian learn to stand up for themselves by being a team. The second effect that the Wall’s parents had on their children was teaching them to become independent. “I was...
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...• Dramatic play: Pretend to be farmers Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 14b, 36 Children: All • Library: Read Big Chicken fly the coop Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 10a, 18a, 18b, 18c Children: All • Multicultural reading: Build a burrito Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 18a, 18b, 18c Children: All • Muniplatives: Lacing bears Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 7a, 11c, 11d Children: All • Science: Farm animal sounds Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 24, 26, 27 Children: All • Math: Sorting toys Description: Mix up blocks and have children to sort them in the correct containers. Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: None Children: All • Blocks: Farm animal play Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: None Children: All • Music and movement: Sing ol McDonald had a farm Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 8b, 6 Children: All • Art: Draw your favorite animal Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: 7b, 33 Children: All • Multicultural activity: Multicultural painting Notes: Objectives / Dimensions: None Children: All The following lesson plan is through the creative curriculum which specializes in learning through play. This lesson plan is a week-long lesson plan and this is an example of one day’s lessons. The focus this week is about farm animals and we are learning about the farm animals and the sounds they make, what they look like and what farmers do on the farm. The age group that this focus is attended for is toddler-preschool...
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...Critical Thinking Paper: Revised Assignment 5: Critical Thinking Paper: Revised Carol Ann Simmons Mr. Jon Becker Critical Thinking December 11, 2011 Critical Thinking Paper: Revised Introduction The issue of child behavior in school age children is growing rapidly and is far more worst than it was ten years ago. Some of the key role players in the behavior of children today are bad parenting, lack of respect from children, technology, like video games, cell phones, I pad, I phones, the prolong use of television and what is available for them to watch. All of these things is a distraction for children and is a part of their over all behavior. It’s not hard to see that the attitudes of some children have change over the years. All you have to do is look and listen. The children today seem to have an attitude about everything even at a young age. Some of them can’t even tell you what they are angry about. The evidence you will here in this paper is not only based on my own personal experiences but also from other researched articles. When I was growing up we had no choice but to respect our parents and elders. Talking back or acting act was not tolerated at all. Parents took the time to connect with their children instead of letting them sit in front of a television all day, or play on a computer. We had a set television time, bedtime, and playtime. And we didn’t have a problem following...
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...IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor 1. List and describe the key components of IKEA’s business strategy? * Low price is one of IKEA’s most important components of business strategy. Its low price attracts many people to purchase products there, especially young householders looking for well-designed but inexpensive furniture. It is the low price that helps IKEA stick on its version: “selling affordable, good-quality furniture to mass-market consumers around the world”. To stay constant low price, IKEA matches products to supplier capabilities and also makes cost consciousness a really strong part of the IKEA’s management culture. * Opening display stores is also a key component. Customers can go to the display stores to look around and inspect furniture and other products before buying. This is really helpful for customers to choose the right products they need and also helpful to reduce products returns at the same time. * Self-assembled furniture is a key feature of IKEA. This concept helped IKEA gain so many customers. Customers buy furniture in flat packages and assemble the furniture at home. This idea save IKEA’s transport and also storage costs. With money saved, IKEA could offer constant low prices for its customers. * Advising by issuing catalog is a significant idea. By sending is catalogs to customers, IKEA get the chance to introduce every products to its target market. Many people who go to IKEA to purchase are driven...
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...Appropriate Classroom Environment Taheera Clark Administration of Early Childhood Ed. Programs ECE312 Professor Toro January 16, 2012 Developmentally Appropriate Practices are based on research that proves overwhelmingly that quality early childhood experiences foster optimal development of the whole child. The classroom serves as a developmentally appropriate learning environment which supports children’s initiatives to explore, investigate, observe and experiment, while allowing for appropriate risk taking within safe boundaries. In a developmentally appropriate classroom, assessment of young children is ongoing, authentic, and purposeful. Observational assessment shows children’s progress over time, while work samples and documentation of students’ work help to guide the curriculum plan. Teachers adapt instruction to the developmental needs and learning styles of the students; results of assessment are used to improve and individualize instruction. Teachers create an intellectually engaging, responsive environment to promote each child’s learning and development. This environment fosters self-esteem, self-concept and social competence. The following guidelines describe aspects of a developmentally appropriate environment: * The classroom contains areas in which children can select and plan their activities. * The classroom has areas for quiet and active social interactions. * The classroom contains clearly labeled areas with words and pictures to encourage...
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...Learn The upbringing of a child is a complicated process and as the parent you need to find the right methods of dealing with a child in order to develop a good personality, and not to harm the growing person. However, many people argue the many methods out there of teaching and upbringing. Which method is more effective and should be used in your practice? For most people, they feel that a child learns best by copying the behavior of adults. Children start to learn the day of their birth and their teachers are their parents. Parents show their children how to behave, listen, eat, play, talk, and walk and so on. The parent shapes the child’s behavior, thinking and opinions. As the child, they look to their parents and observe them doing things like helping them cook, clean, etc. This helps them to learn. Actions like this are argued to be the best ways for the child to learn. Nevertheless, a child observing their parents also has some disadvantages. Children are like sponges, soaking up everything. They not only mimic the good behavior, but they also pick up the bad. Looking at it from this perspective makes this method harmful and possibly damaging. The children can copy bad habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol, or become argumentative by watching conflicts between two parents. Seeing these behaviors can cause the child to repeat the process when they become adults. Many parents try to keep their children out of conflicts, but the child is still able to sense this...
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