Children of Incarcerated Parents Ryan Schirmer BSHS 301 September 15th 2010 Instructor Melissa Williams Children of Incarcerated Parents The number of children growing up in households with incarcerated parents is growing rapidly and so are the children’s unique developmental needs. Nationwide‚ more than 2 million children have a parent who is incarcerated in state and federal prisions and local jails (US Department of Justice‚ 2007). These number continue to grow. Currently 1in 142
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Advice to Parents Parents are usually the people that children look to for advice‚ but sometimes it is good to return the favor since nobody is perfect. As a teenager‚ if there are three pieces of advice to be given‚ they would be to stop spoiling children‚ to let them handle things on their own after a certain age‚ and not to ask children how there day was as soon as they set foot in the car. Parents just want to see their children happy. Therefore‚ they tend to give them what they
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Almost all parents love to see their kid succeed in activities. Some parents are outraged that their kids are getting participation trophies instead of real trophies. Recently there has been a huge controversy over‚ should kids (especially younger ones) get participation trophies? I believe that kids should earn their trophies and not just get a trophy for showing up. Ashley Merryman‚ New York City author of a book titled “Losing is Good for You” says that she would rather have kids realize that
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you imagine a child being miles and miles away from their parents for days‚ weeks‚ months‚ or even years on end? A child in this circumstance is left wondering if their parent is safe and when they will see them again. Studies have shown that having an incarcerated parent can have negative effects on a child throughout their lifetime. Murray & Sekol wrote about numerous study results that included‚ “7‚374 children with incarcerated parents and 37‚325 comparison children …showed that parental incarceration
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Chinese parents and American parents differ greatly in their parenting styles and a noticeable difference can be seen in the success of their children. The children of Chinese parents often excel in various areas‚ including in their educational‚ musical‚ and professional lives. The children of American parents‚ however‚ usually have a harder time excelling in those areas. Chinese parents and American parents hold opposing philosophies about how they view their children‚ opposing methods about how
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Home Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Ang Kwento ng Isang FA Submitted by joenard on February 20‚ 2010 -2:15pm. Filipino | Fiction | Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Body: Ang Kwento ng Isang (FA _FAILURE ANALYST‚ negosyante‚ estudyante o nanganagrap ) By request 022010 Author: Joenard Opalsa Author’s Bio/Notes: "Minsan nasabi ko malalathala din mga sinusulat ko‚ hindi lamang puso ko ang makakarinig at utak ko ang masasaling kundi kapwa ko manunulat na
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Demeisha Morris ENGL 110 Composition I 23 July 2012 Losing Someone to Cancer In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ “accustomed to the dark”‚ she describes going through hard times when losing a special person and knowing everything will be okay as things “Adjust itself to midnight and life steps almost straight.” She sets up a situation where losing someone to a life threatening situation or a disaster. Its easier to ignore the truth and live in fear but once we get over our doubts‚ though its difficult
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Madison Barr Lang Arts. 4/5 Personal Narrative 8-29-13 Losing My Best Friend One day when I was at school‚ a new girl had come into the school district and had decided to come to our school. Her name was Hailey Witlow. It was a few days before I had gone up to her and talked to her. But‚ I’m glad I did because after that day‚ nothing could separate us. We were like a nail and a hammer‚ peas and carrots‚ brother and sister. We were going to be friends forever. We would hang out everyday
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My mother’s parents would always share stories with us about how their parents came to America from Italy and Germany. They would bring out old photo albums and tell us all about how different life was for them and how they held on to family cooking recipes and every Christmas we make the same dishes that their parents would make. My father’s parents would also share stories about Ireland and my grandpa would talk about what he experienced when he was in the war. Unlike the family I interviewed‚
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