The Dangers Of Medicating Children With Behavioral Disorders Developmental and behavioral issues in children are being reported in epidemic numbers and those numbers are growing. One in six children are diagnosed with a developmental or behavioral disorder. Parents are left with difficult decisions to make. Should they seek psychiatric help for their child? Should they allow their children to be placed on medication for the disorder? The disturbing part is that most parents are not prepared
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when the weight of a child is unequal to the child’s age and height. The problem of obesity in children is worldwide. Obesity can lead to many diseases such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ Stroke‚ Type 2 diabetes sleep apnea‚ abnormal bone growth and joint pain. Obesity can also cause problems such as depression‚ low self- esteem‚ discrimination‚ and fear of being bullied. Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to find out if someone
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Public law put policies in place to minimise the risk of children coming into harm and what to do if they are at risk. Private laws deal with family proceedings such as divorce and contact. Criminal law deal with people who have offended‚ or are at risk of offending against children. Some Acts may cross each other and include provisions for both civil and criminal laws to insure the optimum protection for any children involved. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 is one of the older child protection
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Effects of Divorce on Children Marriage is a special bond made between two people who‚ basically‚ pledge their lives to each other. When a couple gets married‚ they make a vow to stay together forever‚ or at least until parted by death. The vow of ’Forever ’ is broken in more than half of American marriages. A divorce is the untying of the knot of the promises made to each other in the wedding ceremony. Due to the way that Americans have developed this society‚ divorces are more common today than
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Should Toddlers Diagnosed with ADHD be Medicated? More and more children under the age of 18 are being diagnosed each year with different types of behavioral conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD. Children with ADHD are being prescribed strong medications such as Adderall‚ Vyvanse‚ Ritalin‚ and many others. “An estimated 5% of children have a form of ADHD. More boys are diagnosed than girls; it is the leading cause of referrals to mental health professionals
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Anyone with kids has found or will find themselves at the mercy of this decision sooner or later. As a mom of three children myself‚ I want to ensure I am educated on the subject before it comes time for me to make the decision. I learned a great deal from completing this assignment this week. Because I have not yet been faced with the decision of what I want to teach my children‚ it is a little scary coming to my conclusion. I attended private school growing up and they did not teach us sex education
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a)Safeguarding – this terms has replaced the term child protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens.This term of safeguarding has been developed in the last 50 years. Child Protection is the organisation which protects the child and his development needs‚ fallows and supervise the parent’s job on their child and all the factors which surround the child from birth till he become a major one. This organisation works with
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Children and Television Watching: The Opinions of Parents in the United States A Qualitative Study By: M. Carpenter Introduction and Literature Review One concern that parents may have towards their children is whether or not television is good for them. According to The Nielson Company‚ television viewing among kids is at an eight-year high. Whether it is TV shows or DVDs‚ American children between the ages of two and eleven are watching more television than ever before. Kids between
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Impact of Cartoons on Children Indraprastha College for Women Bachelor in Mass Media and Mass Communication 4th semester 2nd year 2010-11 Anisha Tandon Introduction “A child ’s life is like a piece of paper on which everyone who passes by leaves an impression.” - Chinese Proverb Children are often considered to be the closest reflection of the omnipotent creator of the world. Innocence and purity personified‚ they are unmarred by the corrupt thoughts and practices. They resemble
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divorce on children Robert Stewart The University of Houston There isn’t a more difficult transition for a child than to be a victim to his or her parents’ divorce. I have watched this in my friends and family‚ and in my own childhood. And even through attempts at reconciliation through family counseling‚ the children have suffered. This paper discuses the psychological effect on children during problems between parents pushing towards divorce. Divorce: The number one cause for children in the
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