age of 18 commits the offense of cruelty to children in the first degree when such person willfully deprives the child of necessary sustenance to the extent that the child’s health or well-being is jeopardized. (b) Any person commits the offense of cruelty to children in the first degree when such person maliciously causes a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain. (c) Any person commits the offense of cruelty to children in the second degree when such person with
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Running head: CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS 1 Children of Alcoholics A Counseling Group Proposal in a High School Setting Ashley Foster & Dan Ladig Ball State University Running head: CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS 2 Introduction Children of alcoholics (COAs) represent a significant portion of the population. It is estimated that 9‚700‚000 children (or 15% of the 66 million children) seventeen years of age or younger are living with an adult diagnosed with alcohol abuse or dependence in the past
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or activities with children and young people. make sure to remember that everyone is an individual and may have particular needs. - every child is an individual with different needs depending on their age and abilties. you must think about this when planning acitivties for example when they involve physical play or if more consideration must be given to the needs of a child who has just become mobile than to an older child when planning room layouts. - some children have specific needs
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Dixon 1 Critical Analysis Paper: There Are No Children Here Arena L. Dixon YNL 290 Murray State University Dr. Roger Weis November 2009 Dixon 2 Henry Horner Projects was the stage in the lives of the Rivers’ family as it was for many of the people who lived there. It was like its’ very existence dictated the lives of the occupants. Families raised their families there and those children grew up to raise their children there too and it was commonplace. If that wasn’t enough the families
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is much debate and controversy about child vaccinations being safe or not. Parents wonder should they get their children vaccinated and take the risk of their child having a side effect. While some experts say that vaccinations are safe‚ others say that vaccinations are deadly. Approximately 100 years ago children received 1 vaccine‚ smallpox. About 40 years ago children received 5 vaccines‚ diphtheria‚ pertussis‚ tetanus‚ smallpox and polio. Today a child receives 52 vaccines‚ 15
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Disciplining Children When I was younger we used to get disciplined with corporal punishment. Not saying that this is always the answer but it is what is needed sometimes. If more parents were allowed to use corporal punishment as means of discipline it would let the children know who is in charge. Sometimes it seems the law gives most of the authority to the children. When children do something wrong there needs to be a punishment fitting to the actions. If a child writes on the wall you should
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Think twice before giving antipsychotics to your children According to a new report (http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2339963)‚ during the past several years‚ antipsychotics have gained popularity as treatments for psychiatric disorders in young people. The number of teens and young adults who are being prescribed antipsychotics is on the rise‚ yet little is known about trends and patterns of their use in the United States. Be cautious with antipsychotics “Great caution
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(THE OLD GENTLEMAN) I refer to the novel “The Railway Children” by Edith Nesbit. Among all the characters in the novel‚ the character I admire the most is the old gentleman because he is kind‚helpful and generous. He travels regularly on the morning train and sees the children waving to him. He opens up to them readily when they need help. When Bobbie writes to him for help to get better food for their sick mother‚ he gives generously. Again‚ when Bobbie approaches him for help
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Children of the Taliban 1. The government school system has completely collapsed. The lack of funding and cohesiveness amongst educators and government has caused the system to literally crumble. School buildings are also in war zones and a lot of them are structurally unsafe at this point. They have been replaced by schools of the Taliban. The Taliban actually offer guaranteed food and shelter to the children who attend their schools. Parents will even receive a monthly stipend. While madrassas
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care and the sun‚ accidents‚ alcohol and drug abuse. As with the other branches of nursing‚ health promotion can take forms of primary‚ secondary or tertiary intervention. Interventions may depend on the age of the child. Younger children‚ for example pre school aged children will benefit form health promotion aimed at the parents. Health promotion activities may include: • Assessing needs • Social support: providing support by creating groups‚ counselling sessions and creating opportunities for listening
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