Alex Kotlowitz’s book‚ There are No Children Here‚ is a story about two boys‚ Pharaoh and Lafeyette Rivers growing in the late 1980’s in Henry Horner‚ a housing project in Chicago. The boys try to retain their youth while they see constant gang violence‚ death of close friends‚ their brother in jail and their dad struggling with a drug addiction. In Horner‚ there are two gangs that claim it as their turf‚ and the Rivers family is constantly ducking from shots of gunfire there. They live in
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School Setting When children begin to start at a day-care or preschool it is a major change for the child and their family. This is the opening to a whole new beginning for the child. Educators usually choose education as a profession because they love children‚ but being a teacher is more than that. We need to look at children in the context of their family and the family in the context of the community. Teacher would then need to have a connection with the children‚ family‚ and community
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* E6 One example of how a setting may prepare young children is by using a teddy or a role-play to act out the situations that may occur during a transition. Using a teddy may indirectly allow the child to express their concerns and fears about what their new setting may be like. Role-play is an effective tool for young children to engage in‚ so that they can act out what may happen in their new setting and how best to confront any problems that they may encounter. * Tassoni noted that ‘with
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marketers have targeted our children through unethical advertisement. Furthermore‚ her book shows the exploitation of children through advertisement for alcohol‚ additive junk food‚ adult entertainment‚ expensive trendy clothes‚ and fatty foods. Consequently‚ many of these products have caused children to become obese in this modern society. Markedly‚ all of the above mentioned is counterproductive for children. On the whole‚ the main points of her book is how children are groomed to buy from birth
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responsible behaviour. Hopefully this will teach the children responsibility as they will copy my actions‚ so I will be setting a good example. By respecting the children hopefully they will respect me back; this will help towards effective communication. To show respect to the children I have remembered all of their names and show a positive attitude towards them. I do this by taking an interest in their hobbies and likes so I can talk to the children about them. I am always polite towards them hopefully
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OF PROBLEM Street children in my community ❖ What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? ❖ What are the measures that can be taken to get them into homes/places of safety? RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? 2. What are the effects of living on the streets affects these children? 3. What are the measures
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living with a child with autism affects the family 10-11. Different treatments for our children with autisms 12. References What is autism? Autism‚ also called autistic disorder‚ appears in early childhood‚ usually before age 3 (National Institutes of Health‚ 2001). Boys are 4 times likely to have autism then girls. Autism is a life-long developmental disorder. Autism prevents children and adolescents from interacting normally with other people‚ and affects almost every aspect
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Sometimes using internet too much may cause a serious problem named “internet addiction”‚ which affects mostly children. Internet addiction is a serious problem affecting especially children in two possible ways. Firstly addiction to internet influences children negatively regarding their socialisation. Children are affected by internet addiction because it takes too much time. For example‚ children who spend too much time with computer can not spend enough time with their family. They can not have fun
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The Truth Behind Advertisements Targeting Children A Research Essay Written By: xxxxxx The Truth Behind Advertisements Targeting Children One of the largest and most profitable industries in the world is the advertising industry. Last year the advertising industry spent around 150 billion dollars in the U.S. alone (“TNS Media Intelligence”). That’s enough money to give every person on the planet 20 dollars and then have enough left over to buy 150‚000 Porsche Carrera’s
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in American kids. Children are surrounded by technology‚ entertainment‚ and other media that is full of violence. Newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio‚ television‚ and the internet all contain violence. Today’s media has a negative influence on children. The media does have an influence on them‚ but does it really influence them to act out even though they know it’s wrong? Mass media‚ and its components‚ are very powerful and can influence one’s mind‚ as well as their behavior. Children that imitate characters
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