...will discuss the vulnerable population of child abuse caused by the children’s parents. It will include a description of the populations’ demographic based on research of professional literature. It will also include the description of my personal awareness of population before studying the demographics. It will state the effect of research on personal attitudes after gathering knowledge. It will then describe how knowledge might affect health care delivery. Finally, I will use self-reflection to evaluate my perception before and after learning about the population (University of Phoenix, 2013). Description of the Population’s Demographic The population’s demographic affected by the child abuse by parents, are both the parents and the children. Children affected by parental child abuse are a vulnerable population because often time children do not know who to seek help from. The children demographic are affected greatly because many times children feel that they do not want to get their parents in trouble because of the abuse. Children abused by parents are often considered a social problem, which is often silent. “Child abuse and neglect by parents remains a salient social problem, thus warranting a continued evaluation of measurement tools used to assess child abuse potential” (Merritt, 2009, para. 2). The populations of children being abused by their own parents are actually at a high percentage. “Approximately 40 percent of child victims were maltreated by their mothers...
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...Operation Christmas Child has been a part of more than half of my life. I volunteered when I was eight at a family friend’s church. However, the only reason I volunteered was that I needed community service hours for school. I always wished to be placed in the packing group since it had the least leadership role because I never wanted to be a leader. What I did not realize was those years before high school was preparing me for what God had in store for me. When I started my freshman year in high school, I still had to do community service. This led me to continue doing Operation Christmas Child. I was now volunteering at my school, Trinity Christian High School along with my athletic director, Mr. Fitz, who was in charge of running it. Even...
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...My performance: My scenario was – you are working in a nursery with children who have sever learning difficulties. One of the children has spilt their lunch over themselves, you need to clean them up. In this performance I have used a variety of non-verbal and verbal communication skills. The non-verbal communication skills I used was eye contact, facial expression, tone of voice and gestures which I felt I used then correctly throughout the activity. I also used questioning, pace of speech and turn taking for the verbal communication. Below I have explained in details how I used these types of communication and how it made the service user which is the child feel. Lastly, I will be writing any improvements or recommendations if I was to do this again and any factors that inhibited my communication. Recommendations and improvements: 1. If I was to do this again and improve my performance I will have to use more prompts, as before I thought I used them but not correctly. I felt that if I was to use this more and properly, than I would have been able to stop the child more quickly from being scared and persuade them to listen to me and understand more quickly as well. 2. My second improvement would be asking more questions so I can find what made them act and behave like this, so I can write it in their record but also to be aware for next time on what to do and to expect it if it happens again but also to get to know the child and for them to get to know me more. By me...
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...Direct objectives: Teaches the child how to pair and roll his/her socks • Indirect objectives: - Teaches the child to be independent - Develops problem solving and observation skills - Supporting the need for order with systematic use. - Improves co-ordination of movements - It promotes hand-eye coordination Control of Error:- None Age range:- 3 upwards Adult/Child ratio:- 1:1 Date of Lesson:- June 6th,2014 Time of Lesson:- 2pm Anticipated Duration:- 10 minutes Actual duration:- 27 minutes (+20 min observation) Setting:- Home Environment Pre-requisites:- • understanding of the cycle of activity • Knows where to find socks • Knows how to put on socks Advanced preparation for the lesson: - Place several identical and paired clean socks and place into a Basket/Tray • Find an appropriate location in the ‘Activities of Everyday Living’ area of the environment. • Familiarise yourself with the activity and steps involved. Step-by-step guidelines:- • This is an individual presentation. • Introduce the activity at the shelf, name it and link to the child’s prior learning (if appropriate). • Have the child place it on the table and Let the child know he will have a turn • Take one pair at a time out of the basket and unfold. • Place socks at random using slow deliberate movement, select, match and pair socks. Using my fingers to pick the pair of socks from the tray to the table, rest my wrist on the table with slightly...
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...conferences and news letters addressed to the topic.”(CG Fein, Child Development, 1981) From my research on this particular topic, it is clear that there is more and more work and effort going into researching the benefits of Pretend Play in the lives of young children. I decided to base my research on this topic as it is a vital part of the child’s learning and development and it is a part of a child’s life on a daily basis from almost the minute they are born. Pretend play is partially based on what children experience in their lives and then they imitate this by engaging in pretend play. They pick...
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...life threatening disease in a child can be likened to an elephant in the room. It's unusual to find an elephant in the family living room. You have not been trained to take care of said elephant, and who wants to get stomped by those huge feet?!? Better to just ignore it - it will go away, or blend in, or something...eventually...right? No, it won't. And the sad part is that when you ignore the elephant, you ignore the child, the family, and the disease. That's not helping anyone. I understand no one wants to bring up bad news. No one wants to see their friend cry. No one wants to hear how awful a child is doing, but really you need to put your big boy/girl underwear on and ask. The best thing you can do for a parent of a sick child is ask. I'm not talking about ear infections and the flu here (though it's still nice to ask, so they know you care). I'm talking the BIG elephants - lupus, cystic fibrosis, and one near and dear to my heart, kidney disease. Diseases that are in need of a cure; a cure we hope to find in enough time to save our son or daughter, before it’s too late. When dealing with parents of sick children, do not compare situations and do not say "I know how you feel". That saying, meant to bring about a common bond, just separates you further actually. The parent of a child that just suffered an allergy induced asthma attack is most certainly experiencing a traumatic event! It is not in any way, shape, or form equivalent to a child needing a tracheotomy. Do...
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...What Can Be Done- Allow children who are slower extra time to familiarize with the following activity or transition. A good strategy is to pair them with another child that can keep him/her focused and on task (pg.157). CURRICULUM The activities and lessons I teach are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive. Sometimes What Am I Doing- the class was working on a “Thankful Turkey” children and teacher discussed the importance of being thankful, some of the things they are thankful for. Children said things like, “family, friends, toys, food, cat, dog, teacher, brothers, mom, dad” to name a few. They followed by writing the stuff that they were thankful for on the different turkey feathers. What I Would Do- Perhaps, discuss...
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...Children Doing Chores: Are Chores Beneficial to a Child’s Development? Melissa K. Engebretsen Liberty University ENGL 101 Author Note 1928 Cypress Lane, Newton, Kansas Abstract Children doing chores has almost become a pastime in some families. In my family it is a building block for life. I use chores in our household to teach life lessons and to strengthen integrity and work performance. I also, believe that it builds a strong character and a work ethic that businesses are desperate to have out of is employees. Teaching our children the value of a dollar and the hardships that come with not earning a dollar is something all parents need to focus more of their time on. Life is not about how much money you can make or how much stuff you can have. It is about whose life you can impact. Children that lending helping hands to do chores for money or no money are children that will grow into adults that are valued in a place of business or in a firm. Children should take pleasure and enjoyment out of chores, because they need to learn that sense of accomplishment that is derived from a job well done, a chore completed and a project finished. In my paper I will touch on key points such as building character, work ethic, incentives and the value of the Spend, Save and Give system. Keywords: household, chores, character, ethic, incentives Children Doing Chores: Are Chores Beneficial to a Child’s Development? It has always been pondered by parents, grandparents, and children...
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... ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Child Development: 5N1764 ------------------------------------------------- Play Activity ------------------------------------------------- Ashling Hooper ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Student: Viviane Stewart ------------------------------------------------- Date: 05/04/2016 ------------------------------------------------- Contents Aim 3 Planning 3 Implementation 4 Evaluation 7 Theorists of child developmental stages 9 Role of the adult 10 Recommendations 11 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Appendix 13 Child observation (Play activity) 14 Aim In this assignment my aim is to plan and implement one activity to a child aged 4 and half years in my work placement. This activity will look on the holistic development of this particular child. Planning To begin this assignment I had to first plan an activity for TC that would allow me to look at the whole development of a child at his age by doing an observation in which can be found at the appendix. The activity is structured, where children can play...
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...Melissa Silva National Child Abuse Prevention Month March 18, 2014 Jo-Ann Foley National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a great awareness and everyone should know about it. Even though the NCAPM is in April, does not mean that someone cannot make a difference year round. Child Abuse is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly. Even if a child is not physically abused, does not mean that the child is not emotionally abused or neglected. Moreover, for the five activities I will be doing for NCAPM, I will be going around my neighborhood informing all of my neighbors and community about child abuse and neglect. I will be letting them know that there are many families that cannot afford clothing, food, or toys and if they have anything they do not need anymore and want to donate, please do so. I will also be calling all my family members up and informing them about National Child Abuse Prevention Month and asking them for their help and getting the word out to any of their neighbors and friends. Getting the word out about NCAPM is important and it informs people to be aware of other families who are less fortunate than you. There are families out there who love their children but for some reason, have had a misfortune and cannot provide all the essentials need for them and their children. Also, it is important to keep an eye out for child abuse and the signs of child abuse. I will be passing around blue ribbons at my work, and around the neighborhood...
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...The Exposure of Touchscreen Devices at an Early Age: An Advantage or Disadvantage for Pre-School Children Chan Jia-Qi Janice, Chan Kar Kei, Darius Shu Chen Keong, Naik Shiang Jen, Siau Yeu Jiun, Wong Chin Hui, Yap Huey May School of Communication Taylor’s University Index 1.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………… 3-5 1.2 Research Questions …………………………………………………………… 5 1.3 Methodology Selected ………………………………………………………… 5-6 1.4 Data Analysis / Findings ……………………………………………………... 6-13 1.5 Final Discussion of Insights ………………………………………………… 13-15 1.6 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...15-16 1.7 References …………………………………………………………………... 16-17 1.8 Appendices ………………………………………………………………… 18-29 1.1 Introduction Today, children are spending most of their time being occupied by iPad, iPhone and pad-based gadgets that have the access to the Internet. According to Romeo (2003), the emerging in technological development had allowed computers and touchscreen devices to be added into our lifestyle. For example, touchscreen devices like iPod, iPad, Samsung Tab and etc are used to check emails, surf the Internet, connect with people, either for work purpose or personal purpose, and also used in education purposes in pre-school and colleges. Anderson mentioned this in his research in 1999, “The computer has become recognized tool in education of young children, particularly where it is used to promote problem-solving skills and social interactions...
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... I can't tell anyone how to discipline their children. But discipline is needed to show our children that consequences come with bad behavior. As well as knowing the difference between being stern and being cruel. Also between being a parent and being a friend. There are several different...
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...AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY While trying to come to a conclusion about what variable I wanted to study for my naturalistic observation, I thought to myself, “Wow, why am I stressing so hard about what I want to do for research?” This was because, the whole time that I was anxiously scrambling back and forth about which study I wanted to do, there was already one right in front of my eyes the whole time. For the past few months I have been working at a daycare, a place where children are dropped off by their parents when they need to do things on their own and can pick them up whenever is necessary. The daycare that I work at is family ran and takes place inside their very own home. The inside of the house portrays a peaceful setting with warm, cozy colors in the living room to make you feel relaxed and bright, energetic colors in other rooms that leave you feeling happy and comfortable. The daycare provider, Debbie, has been working with children for 40 years. She is a very well known person throughout the community and treats the kids she works with as if they are her own. After thinking for a while about what I wanted to do as a study, I decided that I wanted to do something involving children and the relations/interactions that they have with their parents. Seeing how I work at a daycare, I do not really get to see much of the interaction that the children and parents have with each other. That is the whole point of a daycare, parents separating from their children for...
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...times. Deciding how you will raise the child, what school they will attend, how will you discipline, are questions many parents or soon to be parents ask. Adults whether it is the mother or father or the caregiver, are huge influences on a child’s life. Praising children at the right time and because of the right reason is critical. Parents and care givers need to ensure that they are properly praising the child for the right reasons. A good example would be if the child was aked to clean their room and they immediately went into their room and cleaned up all there toys. This would be an excellent example of proper praising. Unfortunately this example is not realistic and can be a frustrating situation. Some parents will bribe the child to do a task and when the child pushes back the parents will then bribe him/her. Some parents praise the child for doing some of the task asked of them. When I was a child my mother would ask me to complete a certain task. After I had completed the task, my mother would praise me for doing a good job. One day, I was asked to do a task that I always do but this time I went above and beyond. When my mother saw the work I had done, she praised me more than she did before. As a child I saw this as an opportunity to ensure I always get praised for my work. What are the advantages and disadvantges of physical punishment? . How can adults help children develop self-esteem? 2. How and when is it unwise to praise a child? 3. How do caregiving...
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...allow me to work on my communication skills with contrasting age groups. With the activities I have designed I would have to take into account the physical, intellectual, social and emotional side of each child. For this I will be visiting Woodend Preschool where I will be holding an activity to evaluate the children's skills and assessing how well we communicate between each other, by the way our body language comes across. Before making my final decision about the activity, I will have to take into consideration the skills each child has, the facilities, safety implications, equipment and time. Also I have to plan, improve and evaluate my activity; I have also made samples for each of my activities. The preschool and early school years are also full of changes, from three to five the child’s motor skills, language, thinking and social development change dramatically. A01- Suitable Activities and Reasons for Choice I have created a range of activities that would be suitable for Pre-schoolers aged between three to four, at this point in their life the child's development is important, it is a time where the child’s world will be dominated by fantasy and vivid imagination. Hopefully the children will be able move around confidently and also to use hand and finger skills, such as; using scissors, drawing circles and squares and beginning to understand some capital letters. The activity that I am most confident with is the Animal Craft, it allows the child to develop their...
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