10029 Prof S Thompson Critical Review Word count 1081 The book in which I have decided to critically examine is ‘Five children and It’ by E.Nesbit. Written during the Golden Age of children’s literature in 1902 its success as a children’s novel is evident and can be seen through its reprints in almost every decade since its release. This story is accessible to both children and adults. The reason that I have chosen this book is because of the influences upon society that Edith Nesbit had and the
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Deception is so prevalent in our society that it is deemed a natural phenomenon. In fact‚ deception is not only prevalent among children who are brought up in punitive environments but also among those who are raised in non-punitive environments. It also commonly manifests itself as camouflage which is meant for survival among animals. Additionally‚ it is especially very helpful for the young and the weak as a form of defense and hence helps them avoid physical danger and aggression from their predators
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Parental Corporal Punishment In different households across the nation many parents spank‚ whip‚ swat‚ or paddle children in order to punish them for doing wrong or to act as a buffer against unacceptable behavior. These types of actions are acts of corporal punishment. Researchers Abraham Andero and Allen Stewart of Alabama State University define corporal punishment as “a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child’s unacceptable
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corporal punishment is an ineffective discipline strategy with children of all ages and‚ furthermore‚ that it is often dangerous. Corporal punishment most often produces in its victims anger‚ resentment‚ and low self-esteem. It teaches violence and revenge as solutions to problems‚ and perpetuates itself‚ as children imitate what they see adults doing. Research substantiates the following consequences of corporal punishment: • Children whose parents use corporal punishment to control antisocial
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The documented case of Betty Topper: In September 1999 police found six-year-old girl Betty Topper chained to a bed with ’what appeared to be’ a dog leash‚ after they got a tip from an anonymous caller who said the child had not been seen in years. Her mother Cyndi Topper later confessed that she had been chained there for five years. When police searched the house (located in Norco‚ California)‚ it was covered with garbage from the floor to the ceiling and there were human and animal faeces everywhere
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Bringing up children is a very difficult task.Everyone wishes to be good parents. However‚ sometimes we could be so discouragedand helpless when we get the feedback that we are not good parents although we havedone our upmost to provide the best for our children. What is the cause of that? Today‚ letus learn how to be good parents together. A parent is said to be a good parent only after seeing how he has brought up hischildren. They should bring up the children in a very good discipline
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The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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studies and observing all the perspectives of corporal punishment Blum et al. concluded‚ “Although parental use of verbal instructions and reasoning with young children may be associated with an increase in some prosocial behaviors‚ it generally has not been shown to be a reliable intervention for changing problem behaviors in young children” (337). Blum et al. tests this by examining the change in toddler and preschool children’s behavior after using reasoning to try and control their behaviors. As
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The topic being argued is whether or not corporal punishment or smacking children should be made illegal. From the whole issue about the Yea Primary School mother hitting her daughter on the leg with a wooden spoon‚ has made the party to decided about making corporal punishment illegal or not. This issue has a lot of concern towards parents‚ children‚ government‚ schools and the general society. The government must consider parents on this matter and what they will do about it. Cheryl Critchley ’Smacking
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"The fundamental need of American education is to find ways of engaging today’s children in the thrill of learning. Fear of pain has no place in that process." - The Christian Science Monitor. Because Ms. Peña and I are in compliance with this statement‚ we have decided to bring to the attention of the community‚ the corporal punishment of Sinton High School. There are many effective ways of properly punishing a disobedient student‚ but there are also limits to certain disciplinary measures. Grant
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