most difficult problems we are facing is the large numbers of obesity in our children. One of the major factors in that is this; our children have become less physically active. At an early age children start watching TV‚ learn how to operate a computer‚ and play video games. Having technological skills is now a necessity in all of our lives because everything has turned "computerized‚" but the fact is that our children are relying on these types of entertainment rather than getting up and physically
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Children and Television Kyiesha Isiah COM/156 February 17‚ 2013 Gina Greco Children and Television According to the AC Nielson Company‚ 2007 the average American child will watch eight thousands murders before finishing elementary school. In years past children went outside for recreation‚ this tradition has now been replaced with television contributing to childhood obesity. The time children today are spending watching television has reached critical levels causing many experts to be
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Cook’s article‚ "Lunchbox Hegemony‚" he explains how advertisement has been using up children’s daily existence through these brand named messages. We tend to see advertisements everyday of our lives‚ but how do you young kids get that same attention? Children have to hassle their parents into buying things for them to be satisfied. Kids have what we call self-expression to create their own meanings of cartoons‚ toys‚ or games. Having read "Lunchbox Hegemony‚" I think that advertisement has become such
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Problem in America: Advertising to Children and its Detrimental Effects on Society [ABSTRACT] Companies view children as a major market force‚ and they have been targeted intensely through marketing and advertising efforts. These efforts have created their own genre of food‚ a once nonexistent category created by media efforts to make profit‚ called “kids food”. These foods are against dietary recommendations‚ extremely high in sugar and fat‚ and appeal to children through their fun shapes and sizes
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Title Unit 3: Supporting Children E1 Identify FIVE (5) pieces of current legislation • Protection of Children Act 1999 (POCA) • E8:Human Act Rights 1998 • Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 • United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974(HASAWA) E2 Describe how each piece of legislation will influence working practices in the setting. • Protection of Children Act 1999 (POCA) The purpose of the act is to “create a system for identifying persons
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Television’s Impact on children:- Today‚ I will talk about one of the media that impact on children‚ which is T.V. Watching TV for children has both pros and cons(positive and negative effects). Most children spend long hours watching TV. The impact of television on children depends on many factors like: how much they watch‚ their age‚ they watch alone or with adults First‚ I will talk about the positive effects: � It helps child to collect his lessons by watching educational television
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Peace and Conflict Studies EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR PEACE STUDIES‚ AUSTRIA Emerging from the Shadows: Finding a Place for Children Born of War By Zahra Ismail Thesis Advisors: Zulfiya Tursunova‚ PhD Candidate‚ Ina Curic‚ M.A. February 2008 Table of Contents: Introduction and Motivation…………………………………………………………5 Chapter 1-The Plight of Children Born of War: Societal Responses and International Justice…………………………………………………………………11 1.1 Societal Responses……………………………………………………………..12
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hello I am new and need time to upload The influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is profound. Thus‚ it is important for physicians to discuss with parents their child’s exposure to media and to provide guidance on age-appropriate use of all media‚ including television‚ radio‚ music‚ video games and the Internet. The objectives of this statement are to explore the beneficial and harmful effects of media on children’s mental and physical health‚ and to identify how physicians
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References: UNICEF (1980) divides street children in to different categories: * Children on the street: these children have good family ties and often return home in the evening.
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What do children’s drawings tell us about children’s minds? The topic of children’s drawings and their relation to a child’s cognitive processes‚ particularly thoughts is a topic of great interest. It is widely believed that children often express feelings‚ thoughts and messages which they cannot express through words through drawing pictures. This essay reviews previous research conducted on children’s drawings and aims to assess what exactly it tells us about their minds and what messages they
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