To what extent does the modern media influence opinion on the abuse of children in art‚ photography and literature? Childhood is a multifaceted concept. Above all‚ most nobly‚ it is about innocence. The sexualisation of young people through a combination of razor sharp marketing‚ explicit lyrics‚ photo shoots and music videos together with a general coarsening of culture‚ must have an effect on the younger generation. Sex sells. And in a world where young girls who can barely walk are placed in
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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN SYNOPSIS Roberta ( Bobbie)‚ Peter and Phyllis lived in London with their loving parents. They were happy and contented. One day‚ two strangers came to their house and took their father away. After this sudden event‚ the children and their mother moved to a small house in the country. There was a railway line near their new house. The children became friends with the people who worked at the railway. They enjoyed waving to the passengers on the 9.15am train. An old gentleman
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Commercialization of Children Children have been an extremely common advertising target since the 1990s. Since children are easily persuaded and have vivid imaginations‚ it is easy for an advertiser to portray their product as the must-have toy for any child. Many concerned parents realized this‚ which lead to the formation of the CARU (Children’s Advertising Review Unit). The guidelines and principles outlined in the article talk about every aspect of marketing‚ from disclosure and disclaimers
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Early Childhood Educ J (2008) 35:489–494 DOI 10.1007/s10643-008-0236-5 Selecting Books for Children Birth Through Four: A Developmental Approach Julie Dwyer Æ Susan B. Neuman Published online: 22 February 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract The selection of books to read to young children matters enormously in the role books play for enriching children’s lives. This paper reviews the scientific evidence for the appropriate selection of books‚ and argues that care in
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Eyewitnesses tend to have a tremendous impact when it comes to identifying and convicting a perpetrator. However‚ what happens when the only eyewitness is a child? Children are thought to be particularly unreliable‚ especially in the criminal justice system‚ and regardless of this‚ jurors still tend to place a lot of confidence in them (Lowenstein‚ Blank‚ & Sauer‚ 2010). Children’s abilities to be reliable eyewitnesses has been a subject of interest over the past few years‚ and whether or not they
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Children Act 1989 This Act identifi es the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifi cally on child protection. Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs)‚ governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm. Children Act 2004 This provides the legal framework for Every
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supporting the speech‚ language and communication development of the children in own setting 2.1 Explain the ways in which adults can effectively support and extend the speech‚ language and communication development of children during the early years 2.2 Explain the relevant positive effects of adult support for the children and their carers 2.3. Explain how levels of speech and language development vary between children entering early years provision and need to be taken into account during
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political rights. Rights tend to be of two general types: those advocating for children as autonomous persons under the law and those placing a claim on society for protection from harms perpetrated on children because of their dependency. These have been labeled as the right of empowerment and as the right to protection.[13] One Canadian organization categorizes children’s rights into three categories: Provision: Children have the right to an adequate standard of living‚ health care‚ education and
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Children Censorship In their article An Exploratory Study of Children’s Views of Censorship‚ Isajlovic and McKechnie present the idea that instead of adults making decisions about censorship‚ children should have their voice heard on the matter. A study was performed with a focus group of six children ranging in age from nine to twelve‚ differing in home life and backgrounds. The group was then asked how they felt about censorship‚ whether they thought that certain books in the library should be
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being spread about vaccines‚ many guardians of children opt out to having the children vaccinated for fear of the child developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The reason for guardians not vaccinating their children due to the result of a false study done by Andrew Wakefield that manipulated and/or misrepresented the twelve patients who were involved with the study in 1998 (Hagan). This is the reason why guardians have been avoiding getting their children vaccinated‚ causing a comeback on a few diseases
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