prevention is worth a pound of cure‚” quoted by Benjamin Franklin-one of our founding forefathers. It is important that your child receive their scheduled vaccinations or as we most commonly use “get their shots”. Childhood vaccinations do start at birth. A childhood vaccination protects the child from diseases‚ helps contain disease outbreaks‚ and is the law. Vaccinations protect from life threatening disease such as diphtheria‚ polio‚ measles‚ chickenpox‚ or pneumococcal. Vaccines are necessary
Premium Vaccination Immune system Infectious disease
Spanking is the method that parents use the most when they hit their children with the intention of disciplining them. Spanking is still widely accepted in American society‚ which renders a controversial issue. There are two groups with opposing views on spanking. People who opposed to spanking believe that spanking is poor parenting that can cause negative effects on their children. Others‚ on the other hand‚ insist that spanking can be a practical and effective punishment. On this issue‚ I strongly
Premium Domestic violence Violence Corporal punishment in the home
Give an account of the development of emotional expression from birth to age 20. What influences such expression at each developmental stage? 1500 words As human beings as we age and mature so do our emotions and expressions‚ how a baby reacts to a range of emotions compared to a 20 year old will be completely different. The Oxford dictionary of psychology defines emotions as; “Any short term evaluative‚ affective‚ intentional‚ psychological state‚ including happiness‚ sadness‚ disgust‚ and other
Free Emotion Adolescence Developmental psychology
Children with Gay/Lesbian Parents: Will they live the same lifestyle as their parents? What I Already Know/What I Want to Know As of this year‚ about seven states have legalized gay marriage. California‚ New York and New Hampshire are just a few of the states that recognize and allow gay marriage. It has taken years for homosexual to get the privilege to be legally bound to someone they love. Just like the old playground song‚ "First comes love then comes marriage then comes the
Premium Homosexuality
SHOULD THERE BE A LICENSE TO BECOME A PARENT? I was skimming through a newspaper recently when I came across a really bizarre news article. The article was about a Pakistani man having 23 wives and 93 kids! This man aims to complete a century of children by 2013‚ with the hope of getting his name in the Guinness Book of World Record. He is a resident of Dubai and the government of UAE is supporting him and his largely extended family with 60 thousand dirhams per month. Isn’t this really absurd?
Premium Childhood Parent Family
Before the birth of one of her children (1650) Anne is the narrator‚ she wrote this poem to her husband‚ who is supposed to be the reader. She starts the poem with saying ”All thins within this fading world hath end” and goes on in the same line for the next three sentences‚ I think it is obvious to me that she means correctly‚ that no matter what‚ everything will eventually die. A few lines later in the poem‚ it is very clear that Anne express her concern‚ that she might die giving birth to one of
Free Western culture Western world Ancient Rome
someone who may be letting others know he is angry. Communication can be positive or negative‚ effective or ineffective. Beside that‚ communication also is the thread that binds our society together. Effective communicators are able to use the thread to shape the future. To be an effective communicator‚ one must know how to put together the words to communicate thoughts‚ ideas and feelings. Thoughts‚ ideas‚ feelings‚ and subsequently confirmed in writing or delivered orally. Some individuals who immortalized
Premium Nonverbal communication Communication Nonviolent Communication
Parents Should Trust Their Kids Have you ever been on your phone or laptop and your parents come inside the room and start to look over your shoulder to see what your doing? In the article “ The Undercover Parent” they explain why some parents tend to do this with their children and why they might not trust their kids with the internet. In my opinion I think that parents should have trust in their kid and at least check on them once in awhile. My first evidence I have is some parents use spyware
Premium
MaKayla McKnight Eng 102 Amanda Morris November 12‚ 2014 Contraceptives Should Be Offered In Schools About 3 in 10 teen girls in the U.S become pregnant before the age of 20‚ it doesn’t have to be that way. Birth control and other contraceptives should be offered in schools to teens. Having these contraceptives available in school-based clinics are giving our most vulnerable students a chance to prevent future pregnancies and educate students how to practice safe sex. This would not only be benefiting
Premium Pregnancy Birth control Abortion
find it remarkable that Disney made The Parent Trap‚ a wacky family comedy scrutinizing the “children of divorce” wish for divorced parents reconciliation and a family life so fascinating. Indeed‚ divorce is one of the most stressful events that not only affect two individuals‚ but it also affects children. The Parent Trap‚ a remake of the Disney’s 1961 classic‚ describes the effects of parents’ divorce on children. Starring in the movie is Lindsay
Premium