...The raising of children in two cultures. The job of raising children is a tough one .Children don’t come with an instruction manual. As we analyze the backgrounds and the cultural environment that surrounds them we can empathize with the parents who have the responsibility of influencing these young minds. When we look at the attitudes of children in the Caribbean and in the United Kingdom we can clearly see that the social expectations of raising children in the Caribbean contrast greatly with raising children in the United Kingdom. In the Caribbean, there is pressure by parents for their children to find economic success. Parents tend to place high emphasis on early life education. As soon as children are able to help themselves and established learning capabilities, they are placed in pre-schools. The age of these children tends to range from about two to three years old. The average Caribbean child regardless of its social or economic background is groomed by its parents to take advantage of the education offered to make better for itself. Scolding, yelling, slapping, and spanking are considered appropriate and necessary for socializing children. In line with what is fast becoming social norms in the Caribbean, children of all economic backgrounds are taught to try their best to work the system, that is, get a college and university education, get a great job and to earn lots of money. No matter the socio-economic status, race or religion...
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...Among different continents, countries and even within the United States, people hold a different idea of when teenagers become an adult and assume rights and privileges that only adults have such as sexual relationships, driving, voting, drinking and getting a job. Compared to the various stages of infancy and childhood, the adolescent stages are supplied with amplified stages of confidentiality and lessened amounts of parental guidance. Premature Adolescence The early adolescence stage is composed of children from 10 to 14 years of age. Children begin this stage when the hormones in their bodies reach advanced levels and begin puberty. Children in this stage make judgments based on the friends they have made various activities they have decided to participate in. Premature adolescence appears to be mostly about self rule and private inclinations towards the outside world. Late Adolescence The late adolescence stage is found in children from 15 to 18 years of age. Children in this stage are adept at creating self assessments and typically do not seek higher counsel due to a desire to be self sufficient. Physical Development During both early and late adolescence, boys and girls go through various physical changes along with all the mental and emotional changes. Girls typically have a more advanced rate of physical expansion than boys. Girls will begin to grow hair in their pubic region and their underarm and may begin menstruating (Center for Disease Control, 2005)...
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...Professor Erickson English 1301 December 8, 2013 Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen When children are first born they are as innocent and as precious as jewels. Their parents never think for a minute that my child is going to be imperfect or going to grow up too fast. In today’s society children are growing up at a very rapid rate. Kay S. Hymowitz wrote a story on young children growing up before their years. Hymowitz story is titled Tween: Ten Going on Sixteen. In her story it is very accurate and very effective about today’s children. There are many different reasons on why children grow up so fast and the influences that surround them. Hymowitz story Tweens is very effective about many reasons but mainly because of the celebrity influence and media, the people they hang out with are twice their age, and also because they’re put in a forced upon situation. To begin with, in the story Tweens it addresses how young children grow up faster because of the celebrity influence and media. It states that generally children from the ages of 8-10 years of age are in the mind set of 13-16 year old teenagers. (Hymowitz Pg. 3.) The media’s influence on children now and days are horrific. It sucks to say but there is a sense of media that targets toward little girls that sucks them into a more advanced type of lifestyle. Children cannot be little kids anymore and enjoy that time because of the media. The media and the celebrities are always in the spot light and are all about high fashion...
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...Advertising and Children Throughout the United States and the worldwide, companies are continuing to direct advertisements of their goods and services at children and teenagers at an alarming rate. The advertising aimed at the children and teens is arguably reaping a financial windfall for the corporations so engaged in this advertising while the downside for children are problems such as obesity, isolation and greed. If corporations continue to target these young individuals to purchase their goods and services, then they should shoulder some responsibility in the treatment of the resulting problems that arise. Probably ever since there were stores selling goods to the public, advertising towards children has been taken place. I reminisce about watching the old television show, Little House of the Prairie, seeing little Half Pint walk into Olsen’s General Store and seeing the penny candy in the barrels right near the front counter, easily accessible by her or any child that should enter the store. This was advertising towards children in one of its earliest forms. The placing of a product a child would desire right at the child’s eye level was indeed strategic back then and continues to be a key point of purchase or POP as it’s called, advertising strategy today. Walk into any convenience store and surely you will find candy, gum and other toys and trinkets that children would impulsively want. . . placed conspicuously near the front counter and of course, within reach...
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...English Composition II 14 November 2011 Bill is a 38 year old man whom most of his adult life has been spent in and out of prison. He is very articulate and appears to be quite intelligent. We sat down to talk, and I asked him what had happened in his life that had led him to a life of trouble? He stares at the floor, sighs and then begins to talk. “I didn’t have a father to guide me” he exclaims. His father had abandoned him and his teen mother when he was just months old. Bill’s mother had to quit school and go to work to support him. He jumped from babysitter to babysitter throughout his childhood. His mother was forced to work two jobs and was absent most of the time. There has been occasions when his mother was without work and they ended up on welfare. With his father not in the picture and his mother at work most of the time, he found himself seeking refuge with the wrong crowd of people. He got involved with drugs, and started selling them to support his habit, and ended up dropping out of school. Bill practically grew up alone, with no guidance, discipline or supervision. He has a son, whom was born out of wedlock, and has no contact with him. In spite of his apparent intelligence and with no formal education, he is not able to get a decent job. He works here-and-there doing manual labor, but he is going nowhere. He considers himself a failure and suffers from depression. Bill has tried to locate his father to ask him why he did not want him, and...
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...through teenage life because he cannot accept the responsibilities that come with growing up. In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because they'll be critical to him. This would also explain his lack of interaction with Jane Gallagher: ."..I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz- I mean calling her long distance at B...
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...In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because they'll be critical to him. This would also explain his lack of interaction with Jane Gallagher: ."..I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz- I mean calling her long distance at B.M... The only reason I didn't call him was because I wasn't in the mood." (pg. 63) Since he is...
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...In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because they'll be critical to him. This would also explain his lack of interaction with Jane Gallagher: ."..I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz- I mean calling her long distance at B.M... The only reason I didn't call him was because I wasn't in the mood." (pg. 63) Since he is...
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... What is discipline? As part of their natural development, children sometimes challenge or test parental and adult expectations and authority. Sometimes, children simply choose to misbehave in order to gain something (e.g., attention, an object, power, peer approval). This is a significant part of the growth process of children, yet it should not be without consequence. Discipline is how children learn right from wrong, acceptable from unacceptable. Parental or adult discipline of children should be designed to help children engage better with others and to modify or control their behavior. Providing appropriate discipline to children is one of the most essential responsibilities of a parent. And providing consistent and positive discipline helps children grow into responsible adults. According to the Committee for Children (2004), the purpose of discipline is “to encourage moral, physical, and intellectual development and a sense of responsibility in children. Ultimately, older children will do the right thing, not because they fear external reprisal, but because they have internalized a standard initially presented by parents and other caretakers. In learning to rely on their own resources rather than their parents, children gain self-confidence and a positive self-image.” What about the use of physical discipline? American Humane, as a policy, opposes the use of physical discipline on children at home, in the community, or in school. In two national surveys...
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...Single parenting Single parenting is where a parent lives alone and takes most of the day to day the responsibilities in taking care of a child or children without a spouse or partner, in other words single parent involves a single person plus a dependent child (more likely to be a female parent) and is sometimes referred to as the broken nuclear family (where mom and dad and kids live under the same roof but parents decide to spilt-up). In Trinidad and Tobago there are 18 percent single parent and 9 percent single parent extended families (extended single parents is where the parent is living with their family such as mom, dad, siblings etc). How does one emerge as a single parent? There many reasons people in society become a single parent. Some reasons are:- Divorce -this is where a couple who have been married and have taken legal action of ending the marriage contract. In Trinidad and Tobago within the period of 2011 to 2013 there are 7,123 couples who applied for divorce. The rate of divorce in Trinidad and Tobago is 26.6 percent. Families are rapidly declining in our country and family foundations are weakening which brings a lot of negative side effects. In the U.S. the divorce rate is 40 to 50 percent of married couples divorce. Divorce can stem from misunderstandings between couples, the relationship grows apart, financial problems, intimacy disappears, not having a shared vision of success and also getting into the marriage for the wrong reasons. Unwanted...
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...INTRODUCTION Children today face a lot of challenges that were not present, or maybe not realized, years ago. It seems that children are not allowed to be children very long. Society today accelerates the growing process; and our children are suffering the consequences of dealing with adult issues far too early in life. It also seems that some parents are not aware that while allowing the child to live as an adult, experiencing adult things rob them of their natural childhood development. There are many reasons why our children are growing up so fast, but in most cases the parents must take the blame. Maybe they are using the example by which they were raised; maybe they feel that they should just be friends with their children, or maybe they are too young themselves and don’t know how to raise children. Whatever the reason, the children are the ones suffering. We have a God given privilege to raise our children and it comes with responsibility. God expresses in Proverbs 22:6 “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.” (NLT). The responsibility of a parent is to properly direct their children in a lifestyle that will lead them to mature adulthood. And if the raising of your children is proper and productive, they will retain the principles in their later years. There are several areas that must be addressed when our goal is “Raising Well-Rounded Children”. Those areas will be address in this paper. Although this information is...
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...increase. There are many reasons why young couples have decided to have an early marriage. But the main point is do they think wisely to face this new phase? Marriage is not for a couple of days but it is for the rest of your life. Marriage is not just for fun but it is about responsibility between a man and woman who decided to be a husband and wife. Youth should think wisely before make any decision by knowing about the advantages and disadvantages of an early marriage. There are a lot of advantages of an early marriage. Firstly, “young people become grown-up by getting married early” (Paliichuk 2011) because they will act matured when they have their new life. “The doctors say that this is the best age for having the first baby” (Paliichuk 2011) because as we getting older, the possibility of getting children is less. Besides, “an early marriage support people to study and make career” (Paliichuk 2011) since their spouse will be right beside them and support them to success in their study and career. An early marriage also proved that “there is no generation gap between the children that have young parents” (Paliichuk 2011). Parents are not only the children’s father and mother but they also can be their best friend as they can share their problems together and they can share their hobbies. Last but not least, an early marriage “makes people be independent and responsible for each other” (Paliichuk 2011). Youth should know that when comes to marriage, they will share their life...
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...Is it possible for children to hurt their future selves socially by spend multiple hours a day on electronic devices in their youth? Sara, from Institute of HeartMath (2012) A website devoted to healthy living states "The fear is not only that this technology is replacing traditional children's activities but that it also may be diminishing social-interaction skills, the ability to relate to the world around them and their empathy for others." But not everyone agrees, there are as many people that promote the use of electronic devices for educational purposes with young children as there are against it. In this essay we will discuss the pro's and the cons of children and technology. The different type of media and the effects they can have on children. Some children seem to be born with the ability to adapt social interaction and the use of media devices. Being able to utilize technology to help a child advance in life by teaching them basic education is helpful in preparing a child for their future. Media devices are useful in helping to educate children, but they cannot replace the day to day social interaction a child requires early in life. It is the responsibility of the parent to make sure that a child gets enough social interaction with other children so that they learn how to relate to others in a group. It is said that a child is like a sponge they absorb information constantly so by making sure that they are absorbing the right kind of information is paramount...
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...or SIDS, is defined as a child who has died in their sleep due to an unexplained circumstance. Risk factors, statistics, preventative measures, and education among parents whose infants have passed away from SIDS will be discussed throughout this paper. The American population is the sole focus of this research topic. SIDS is most likely to occur throughout different times of the year in various regions of the United States and results from different preventable risk factors. It is very important for parents and childcare providers to be aware of the prevalence of this issue as it affects the children they are taking care of. To begin, we will discuss the statistics and prevalence rates of SIDS in the United States....
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...actions figures, have to mask their emotions and should not take pride in their attire. A sacred cow is something that is widely acknowledged in society with no question as to why it is readily accepted, usually without justification. Sacred cows are troublesome in that we should not be blindly following what is “standard” thought. We should be questioning every widely held belief to see if it is accurate and linear with our own ideology. In actuality, it should be completely acceptable for boys to have a kitchen set, play house...
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