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    Pamela McLaughlin South University Dr. Jay Comp III The Irrelevance of Childhood Vaccinations The love a parent has for a child is something that is precious and cherished. Parents are providers and protectors of their children. Even though there are no federal vaccination laws‚ the United States makes it a mandatory requirement that all school-aged children entering into the public school systems be vaccinated. Although vaccination is a requirement

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    the dangers obesity has inflicted on the lives of children. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service‚ they indicated between 2007 and 2012 a majority of cities has increased 50 percent in fast food restaurant outlets. Making life tougher for children to acknowledge a life without fast food. Thankfully‚ since over the past few years‚ many have discovered possible solutions to try and prevent or somewhat help those already impacted by obesity with some solutions

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    can lead to problems with your immune system‚ nervous system‚ and cause malfunctions with the child’s brain development (Chrousos‚2002). The researcher is studying the components of childhood stress to learn its effects on children and how they can cope with the negative stress through the process of resilience. Childhood stress can affect each individual in different ways. There are three types of stress; toxic‚ tolerable‚ and positive. Toxic stress is when a child experiences strong‚ frequent‚ and/or

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    What was your childhood like? Well‚ I was born March 25‚ 1934 in Toledo‚ Ohio. The beginning of my childhood was a little disorganized with my family moving about a lot because of my father’s job. Though finally in 1944 my parents got divorced and I had to live with my mother instead of my father. My father’s job was one of the reasons for the divorce‚ but also my mother had a mental illness that drove them apart. My mother and I went to live in a run down house in Toledo‚ Ohio where I would learn

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    Childhood Obesity is a Serious Issue Do you know of a child or teen that is obese? If so‚ do you think that childhood obesity is a serious issue? I think that childhood obesity is a serious issue‚ because it has some very negative effects on one’s physical and mental health; for example‚ depression and cardiovascular diseases. To try and make obesity in children and teens stop parents and other adults need to take action now because the numbers will keep rising till something is changed. Childhood

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    Childhood obesity is a big issue in the United States. Did you know there are over 45 to 53 percent of children’s under the age of 17 in the United States that are obese? According to Wikipedia.Com ‘’obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health’’. Childhood obesity has many causes and effects that need to be understood so that we can stop it. Some of the main causes of childhood obesity are family statutes

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    and fat in their home brands‚ making their products healthier and thus working towards a reduction in childhood obesity. What this praise fails to acknowledge is the part that Wal-Mart has played in the past in encouraging childhood obesity. A study by Courtemanche and Carden (2011) found that an increase of Wal-Mart supercenters across North America had led to both an increase in BMI and obesity in those regions‚ with the most profound affect being on the low-income communities (Courtemarche & Carden

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    Beginning to recognize the many forms of neglect and abuse that are plaguing the communities today is critical for beginning to address and understand the long-lasting effects it causes. Childhood abuse has been known to stem from a range of negative experiences. Emotional‚ sexual‚ and physical abuse are the most common forms of abuse that many young children are forced to face. Millions suffer these experiences in the United States and continue to battle their trauma throughout their adult lives

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    Reading has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Young kids were excited to get a new toy or go on a trip to Toys R Us but me I would be content with a new book or was taken to a local bookstore. As a kid‚ I would love getting read all types of books like Miss Nelson is Missing‚ The Hungry Caterpillar and Love You Forever. These are some of the many books that made me happier than getting any new action figure. When it was time to go to bed‚ there were two books that would have

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    Childhood Obesity Prevention Obesity in children and adolescents has almost tripled over the past three decades in the United States (American Heart Association‚ 2015). Obesity in children is increasing at a faster rate than obesity in adults (Lakshman‚ Elks & Ong‚ 2012). Obesity in children and teens is described as having a body mass index (BMI) at the 95th percentile or above (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase in childhood obesity places a major health challenge

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