hildren face a higher risk than adults of the negative effects of secondhand smoke. Not only is a child’s body still developing physically‚ but their breathing rate is faster than that of adults. Adults breathe in and out approximately 14 to 18 times a minute‚ where newborns can breathe as many as 60 times a minute. Up until a child is about 5 years old‚ the respiratory rate is quite fast; usually between 20 and 60 breaths per minute. When the air is tainted with cigarette smoke‚ young‚ developing
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References: Arija‚ V.‚ Esparo‚ G.‚ Ballart‚ J. F.‚ Murphy‚ M. M.‚ Biarnes‚ E.‚ & Canals‚ J. (2006). Nutritional status and performance in test of verbal and non-verbal intelligence in 6 year old children. Intelligence‚ 34‚ 141-149. Bryan‚ J.‚ Calvaresi‚ E.‚ & Hughes‚ D. (2002). Short-term folate‚ vitamin B-12 or vitamin B-6 supplementation slightly affects memory performance but not mood in women of various ages. Journal of Nutrition‚132‚ (6)‚ 1345–1356
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youth contribute to this dependency. What is not taken seriously enough is that this eagerness for technology is destroying the minds of young children by distracting them from important family values‚ causing various bullying issues‚ exposing them to violence‚ and inducing many health risks. Technology therefore should cease to exist in the lives of children‚ who should instead learn important life lessons from playing outside‚ utilizing talents‚ or spending time with the family. It is very important
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becoming very common in the United States and leads to many problems not only for those getting the divorce‚ but also for the children. Divorce increases a child’s risk for psychological and behavioral problems in the future. Behavioral problems can affect the child immensely and even results in the child having to see a psychiatrist. According to one article‚ children whose parents get divorced are twice as likely to visit a mental health facility (Collins 1). Other psychological problems include
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Effects of TV on Children Joe is sitting in school watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class but Joe just can’t wait to get home. When the bell finally rings‚ he runs out of the classroom all the way home. After getting home‚ he runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do‚ Joe will sit in front of the television keeping him from doing his homework until his mom calls him for dinner. This is an all to familiar in many American homes today. What many people don’t
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Chapter Three 3 ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH Outline INTRODUCTION ETHICAL STANDARDS THE RISK/BENEFIT RATIO Determining Risk Minimal Risk Dealing with Risk INFORMED CONSENT DECEPTION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS REPORTING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT ETHICAL ISSUES 51 52 Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION When a researcher asks individuals to participate in research or
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with low self-esteem‚ and can contribute to mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. It can also lead to feelings of helplessness and being suicidal. Children and teens with intellectual or physical disabilities can also be more likely to experience anxiety‚ depression or other mental health i¬ssues. Around 10 percent of children and young adults in the United States are victims of frequent bullying by peers. As a result of being bullied‚ victims may develop a variety of psychological as
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again? 8. Do you have siblings (how many) 9. Are your sibling/s spanked? 10. How old are your siblings? 11. How is your sibling/s relationship/s with your parents? 12. What is your opinion on disciplining children? For my research I wanted to see if over generations if disciplining children has changed and how that affects the general attitude toward authority. My hypothesis is that the younger generation is not being spanked and therefore results in a more defiant attitude toward authority which
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is used frequently with children that have developmental issues‚ sometimes incorrectly. Living with a child with Autism creates a number of different issues a parent has to overcome. As a parent of a possible child with Autism I decided to research the subject. Sifting through all of the research can be a challenge‚ but I believe I have hit the high points to answer a number of questions. Autism is actually Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and this affects 1 in 68 children (Cardon‚ 2015). The term
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It has long been the belief that bad parenting can have a negative impact on children. There are a variety of contributing factor that are identified as having a negative impact on parenting style‚ such as substance abuse‚ mental health issues‚ life stress and lack of financial and social resources and etc. To further complicate matters there are certain factors that place children at higher risk of experiencing abuse or neglect by a parent who doesn’t have the skills to be a good parent. Maternal
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