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    Parental Pressure

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    By: Kristin Brenner Parental Pressure = Late nights‚ Health risks‚ Confusion Why this may be occurring and strategies for elimination… Some Parents Expectations: ◊ Adolescents should spend all or most of their time studying‚ instead of being able to socialize with their friends ◊ Adolescents should start producing good grades even at an early age of nine (Murphy‚ 2005) ◊ Adolescents should begin building Harvard-quality resumes Risks ⇒ Mental Risks: ◊ Suicide o The constant pressure

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    Parental Separation

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    Brianna Golez Professor Fraga English 1A 23 July 2012 Parental Separation The parents ’ sole duty is to raise and‚ by definition‚ nurture their children as a whole unit. Compromising on decisions and communication are the factors that contribute to a healthy and comfortable environment for families. But what repercussions surface when endless disagreements and lack of toleration disrupt that peace while the parents are still legally imprisoned in their “marriage”? Unlike divorce‚ the separation

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    Parental Bereavement

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    Nursing 464—Exam 3 Death in the Lives of Adults (Class 11) * I. Parental Bereavement * Introduction * Erickson‚ adulthood- Generativity vs. Stagnation: A child’s death is opposed to the nurturing psychosocial task of adulthood * Death of a child represents the untimely loss of a potential future * In earlier times and less developed countries‚ child is not viewed as a “person” until he/she has lived long enough to be viable * In modern societies

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    Parental Divorce

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    2008). Parental Divorce‚ Marital Conflict and Children’s Behavior Problems: A Comparison of Adopted and Biological Children. Social Forces‚ 86(3)‚ 1139-1161. Jolivet‚ K.R. (2011). The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children: What is a Family Lawyer to Do? American Journal of Family Law. 25 (4)‚ 175-183. Laumann-Billings‚ L.‚ & Emery‚ R.E. (2000). Distress among young adults from divorced families. Journal of Family Psychology‚ 14‚ 671-687. Morrison‚ D.R.‚ & Coiro‚ M.J. (August 1999). Parental Conflict

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    Parental Involvement

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    Problem Question: What role does ethnicity in parental involvements for high school students in America? Sub Question: What role does environment and ethnicity in parental involvements for high school students in America? As years continue to proceed the amount of parental involvement changes from smothering one’s child to never speaking to another. The different types of these parenting include permissive parenting meaning parents almost “tip-toe” around their children not wanting to create anger

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    Parental Responsibility

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    Parental Responsibility If society holds parents responsible when their children break laws‚ the children may never learn right from wrong. On the contrary‚ if a parent cannot be punished‚ they may not care as much about the way their children act or the ways in which they raise them. In some cities‚ parents can be fined if their child is caught doing something illegal. However‚ if those parents agree to attend parenting classes they can avoid the fine. This option makes the most sense to me because

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    Parental Control

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    Parenting during childhood is about nurturing and taking care of the child’s simple needs. The parent is the one in complete control‚ when the child becomes an adolescent; they need a feeling of their own independence. The goal is for the adolescent to gradually be treated as an adult individual with an equal balance of power between parent and child(). When a child becomes an adolescent their needs grow to fit their new maturity and environment. They have social developed‚ in which their psychological

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    Parental Responsibility

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    “Unlike the mother‚ the unmarried father has no ’automatic’ parental responsibility.” To what extent is this an accurate summary of the law on parental responsibility? Consider whether compulsory joint birth registration in the case of unmarried fathers would be a helpful reform. The Children’s Act defines parental responsibility as “all the rights‚ duties‚ powers‚ responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property”. The law does

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    Parental Absenteeism

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    Parental Absenteeism Introduction “Every man is a piece of the continent‚ A part of the main‚” John Donne quoted in his poem‚ No man is an Island. Provoking that nothing will be complete if a small portion is missing. Like that of being a child‚ an offspring won’t be possible to nurture the do’s and don’ts for life to be lived in the right track. Serving guidance for the betterment of their future. Parents keep on telling‚ “Papunta ka pa lang‚ pabalik na ako.” Every time children commits

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    Parental Leave

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    child and still have to worry about parental leave. Not to mention the hospital costs‚ the appliance and furniture needs‚ and the stress that comes with being a new parent. It is still extremely rare to see a woman paid on her maternity leave‚ and even rarer to see a man take more than a few days after the birth of a baby. These kinds of acts promote gender stereotypes and limit new mothers and fathers. Parents‚ regardless of gender‚ should be allowed paid parental leave while awaiting the birth or

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