English 101 November 26‚ 2012 When researching on the effects of television towards Americans‚ I found quite a few published studies‚ articles and books that were helpful in educating me on this epidemic. The average child will spend 1‚500 hours a year watching television and in those 1‚500 hours they will view an average of 200‚000 acts of violence by the time they graduated high school (Norman Herr‚ Ph.D.). By the time a person turns 18 years old they will have watched 3 years worth of
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THE EFFECTS OF SPANKING 2 The Long Term Effects Spanking Causes Spanking a child should be banned. A national study showed that 94 percent of parents still spank their children. Another study showed that younger parents who were not informed on alternative methods to physical punishment with their children were more likely to spank Some people might argue that a spanking will teach the child discipline
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Today divorce is very common and it affects many families and children around the world. Many kids are deeply affected by this and their parents need to know how to help them get through this tough time. Over the past year there have been over one million children affected by divorce‚ and more than about 800‚000 divorces in the United States alone. (Cohen and Weitzman). The reaction the child is usually involved with the age of the child from infants all the way to adolescents. They all have different
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The effects of being a latchkey child differ with age. Loneliness‚ boredom and fear are most common for those younger than 10 years of age. In the early teens‚ there is a greater susceptibility to peer pressure‚ potentially resulting in such behaviors as alcohol abuse‚ drug abuse‚ sexual promiscuity and smoking.[4][5] The behaviors might stem from "unspent energy‚ peer pressure to misbehave‚ or hostility because of the lack of appropriate adult attention".[6]However‚ some children can exude other
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How dose divorce effect on children Family is one of the most important things in everyone’s life since it’s the unit which builds up a person’s personality. How you behave and what you become in life depends a lot on your family life. Sometimes families face different kind of problems which causes them they fall apart. One of the biggest problems a family could face is Divorce. Divorce has its bad effects on family members and especially on children. there are three main steps to be follow which
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Television has both positive and negative effects on children between the ages of two and five. Some research shows that violence in the media can be linked to aggressive behavior in children. Though‚ some researchers disagree with this statement and believe that there are other factors‚ besides television‚ which cause children to become violent. The following essay will reflect both sides of this argument. Violent television shows lead to violence in children between the ages of two and five. A study
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world we live in today‚ most couples choose not to divorce‚ whether it is because of the money‚ or because they do not want the children to have to go through the difficulties of a divorce. Though divorce has clear negative repercussions on children‚ including stunted cognitive and social abilities and stressed family ties‚ the complete dismissal of divorce could harm children even more severely‚ due to the constant conflict and possible abuse. In actuality‚ if parents properly guide their child through
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divorce rate in the United States is believed to be around fifty percent. Forty percent of the children in this country will experience parental divorce. Children who experience parental divorce are impacted in many different ways including emotionally‚ academically‚ and socially. The effects that divorce have on children can remain with them into adulthood. It is important to understand that children are affected just as much as‚ if not more than‚ their parents when going through a divorce. They
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Its all fun and games‚ untill someone gets hurt. coming from a seprated family myself‚ i was interested in how many other children were going thorugh not only similar experinces but different ones‚ some people i found to have truly extrodinary experiences‚ some so different to my own i feel bad for thinknig that. i was interested in finding out what other people went thourgh and how they managed or sturggeled with the event. as i was so young when i experenced my parents separation‚ i was interested
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Effects Of TV on Children "By the age of 18 a child will have watched 200‚000 acts of violence on TV‚ including 40‚000 murders" (Clark). What does this mean? Well‚ this means the television industry is showing an absurd amount of violence on TV. Television has been around for many years. In 1952‚ the first violent TV show aired on television and it was a hug success ("To much TV is harmful to kids"). Since then‚ the number of violent shows on television is increasing over the years. What makes
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