When most people hear or even think about abandoned children‚ they think about the children in China or in other countries‚ but never once think about the hundreds of thousands of children that are abandoned right here under our nose in the United States. Child abandonment is not a new problem and exists throughout the whole world. “Abandonment occurs when a parent‚ guardian‚ or person in charge of a child either deserts a child without any regard for the child’s physical health‚ safety or welfare
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Can the Philosophy for Children program function in the formal educational institutions of our country today? Provide an account on whether its methodology and curriculum serves as effective means to educate elementary and high school Filipino children. The Philosophy for Children program seeks to foster inclinations towards philosophy among children through the community of inquiry. It is supposed to be incorporated in the child ’s education in order to develop the child ’s thinking and reasoning
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Many babies are abandoned by parents who avoid their responsibilities. It could be have really serious problems‚ but it is irresponsible behavior. In addition‚ some parents abandon the babies outside. It is cruel behavior. We should not ignore this problem. There are three solutions: controlling illegal abandonment‚ allowing abortion legally‚ and educating people to use contraception. Controlling illegal abandonment is a good way to prevent babies from being abandoned. The police should
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OMPHITLHETSE MOOKI AND KUTLWANO OLIFANT A baby is found abandoned on the corner of Chritiaan de Wet Drive and Wilgeoord Road in Kloofendal‚ one of 200 abandoned each month in Joburg and Soweto. Some of them somehow survive shallow graves‚ hours in murky pit toilets and cold‚ stinking dump sites. On Tuesday‚ yet another baby was added to a long list of newborns dumped by their mothers soon after birth – one of an estimated 200 found abandoned in Joburg and Soweto every month. On an average‚ only
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MANILA‚ Philippines - Baby George Francis’ story is just 1 of the many stories of abandoned children across the country. In fact‚ up to 100 children are abandoned and turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) every 2 months‚ Senator Pia Cayetano said. She is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth‚ Women and Family Relations. “We hear news everyday about babies being abandoned in churches‚ garbage dumps and the streets. In many cases‚ parents are forced
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through establishing orphanages‚ increasing the availability of firehouses where the child can be dropped off‚ and by having more strict laws against the abandonment of an infant. Orphanages would help a great deal in decreasing the numbers of abandoned children. Imagine a place where a distraught parent could turn their child over to people whom they knew would care for it. Moreover‚ think of the considerable attractiveness of turning one s child over with no questions asked or moral judgments passed
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A SITUTATIONER OF STREET CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES (Presented at the Civil Society Forum on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street Children in Southeast Asia) Bangkok‚ Thailand March 12 - 14‚ 2003 1. Background A. Brief Overview of the Philippines The Philippines is an archipelago with a population of 76‚498‚735‚ and a population density of 255 per sq. km‚ as of the year 2000. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of this population is urbanized (1999)[1]‚ with an average annual urban
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An Abandoned House It was a hot‚ summer’s day as I walked on the dirt road with only silence along my side. As I continued on the road I discovered it led to an old abandoned house. I couldn’t help but stop for a few minutes and look at the details of the huge‚ strange shaped house. I noticed that it had been a long time since anybody even took a look at the house. The old house was left to die‚ alone‚ with no one to care. The paint was peeling‚ the windows were broken and the shingles had been
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Children in the Philippines: “No Time for Play” What brand of sugar are you using right now? Where was it made? Do you know what went into the making of your sugar? It could be the blood of a child‚ the sweat of a child‚ the tears of a child. Now‚ as I read about child labor‚ I look down at the pack of sugar I am using. I twist it around in an attempt to get a look at the tag‚ I can read the plain white tape into the tag: "Manufactured in Negros Occidental”. As I slowly put the sugar
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me‚ the sound of soft thunder lingered around me. It was cold‚ like at the end of the spring after the frost. I slowed my pace just enough to rethink my adventure I was about to proceed‚ but still carried on. I was about to enter the realm of an abandoned house left many years ago‚ and discover what secrets might be held inside. Before entering‚ I took a good observation of the outside. Vines had clung itself to the outer walls of the house‚ while the top floor window looked as if a baseball had
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