covers safeguarding children and young people in the UK; different laws and guidelines cover different parts of the UK. The only countries that have not ratified the treaty are Somalia‚ South Sudan‚ and the United States. The UN Convention on the rights of the child contains 54 Articles‚ each Article states a different right that children are entitled to. The rights embodied by the UN Convention which relate to childcare and education specifically are Article 9 – Children have the right to live
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welfare system. “Data have shown that children of color are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system in the United States” (). Close to 32 percent of children placed in group homes are African American‚ about 15 percent of the U.S. population in foster care is under the age of 18. American Indian children made up one percent of the child population in foster care. There are many controversial issues as to why there are a substantial amount of children of color being abandoned in the child
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In “Bread‚” Margaret Atwood takes a concrete object‚ bread‚ and views it through multiple lenses. The story has five different sections‚ each that asks the reader to think about bread in a different way. In the first section‚ Atwood conjures actual bread before the reader by undermining her own directions — first she asks the reader to “imagine a piece of bread” then she says‚ “you don’t have to imagine it‚ it’s right here in the kitchen‚” and describes it. Atwoods descriptions and the second person
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The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales in ten years old. Section 16 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 states: “The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is ten years old. All children under this age are presumed to be doli incapax (incapable of committing a crime). Children between the age of ten and seventeen that are arrested are taken into court but instead of being tried at an adult court they’re dealt with by the youth court furthermore; their sentences
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The Miseducation of Children Author Note This research is being submitted on July 5‚ 2012 for David Elkind’s EC110 Curriculum and Instruction course. The Miseducation of Children “If we do not wake to the potential danger of this harmful practices‚ we may be do serious damage to large segment of next generation” - By David Elkind Across the country‚ many young children’s receiving structured instructions at an early age‚ can be harm psychologically and/or physically. When children’s dressed
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In today’s generation the use of electronics and viewing of television has grown rapidly. Children are exceeding their maximum amount of screen time which is affecting their overall well-being. Children are growing more attached to these devices day by day. The excessive time that is spent on any of these screen time choices causes children to have less bonding relationships with those around them and also decreases their physical activity. Parents have said that the reason they allow their kids
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Is it a good idea to vaccinate children? Whether for religious or personal reasons some parents choose not to vaccinate their children. Although there are no current laws about vaccinations‚ according to “Risk Factors Associated With Parents Claiming Personal-belief Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements: Community and Other Influences on More Skeptical Parents in Oregon‚ 2006‚” “48 states allow exemptions to immunizations for medical‚ religious‚ or philosophical reasons‚ but legal definitions
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cough. Getting vaccinated helps protect infants and others from catching whooping cough. (Pertussis Whooping Cough) Vaccinations save lives‚ so for infants or any children don’t get access to them‚ it could cause deadly diseases to spread in families and to the children themselves. (Liz Szabo. "Vaccine Gaps Cause Outbreaks.") Children are the future of the human race and if we don’t vaccinate them then they could
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kids accidently killing their family‚ their friends‚ or even themselves. A pure‚ innocent life should not be taken because of the parent’s careless mistake of keeping a gun at easy access for children. In the recent years‚ this has been becoming a problem‚ especially for family with youthful kids. Young children should not be taught how to handle guns because they don’t have the understanding that a gun can potentially kill or seriously injure someone‚ they’re constantly being exposed to violent movies/videogames
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they are making an uneducated decision. Not only could their children contact the disease‚ but also the other children exempt from vaccinations. This was the circumstance for a parent in the U.K‚ when many parents refused the MMR vaccine. Angela Leahy’s son was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and receiving treatment. Unlike the United States‚ most countries in Europe allow parents the option to vaccinate their children. Since many parents refuse vaccines in Europe‚ the herd immunity
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