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- 361: Early Intervention And
- ... adequate education for disabled students. Since then, many laws have been passed to increase the quality of education provided for children with different types of impairments. But, before any specialized education can be implemented, the child with special needs must be identified and the type of disability determined. The first of three areas discussed is autism. Autism, according to Hallahan and Kauffman (1997), is " a disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal, self ... as not acknowledging a mothers touch, or extreme distress at the touch of another. There are problems in speech and communication, such as echolalia, the parroting of words and phrases, or unintelligible speech. Often, the child will maintain a prolonged fixation on an object or a certain behavior. As is the case with some disabilities, autistic tendencies become apparent at an early age. Since autism is usually discovered in the first ... condition that may become apparent at home, and may be discovered by the parents. There are programs available for preschool age autistic children in some elementary schools that offer speech therapy and stimulus for the child to prepare for learning life skills later on. When discussing physical impairments, there are too many to try and list individually. Certain physical disabilities are more easily recognized at birth, or shortly after because ...
- 362: Social Welfare And Its Effects
- ... federal legislation increases daycare funding and also mandates that an increasing number of welfare recipients enter the work force each year, Gov. Pataki proposes to increase state spending on day care, funding 14,000 more child care slots. However, if the required 17,000 welfare recipients were to join workfare programs, that would result in 28,000 children needing day care, twice the number proposed by the Governor. Sister Maureen Joyce ... Welfare Reform Legislation, Issues of Concern) to AFTs BSRP members list two serious concerns, first, the impact the work requirement will have on low skill low paying jobs. Secondly, is the funding levels for child nutrition programs. In any case todays welfare policy is affecting children negatively, and punishing them unnecessarily. In light of diversified needs for social welfare, the government is now advocating the promotion of social welfare ... at both the federal and state levels were mostly quiet on the question on how time-limits, family cores, parentally disclosures, drug testing, and work obligations for parents might affect the demands for the state child protection and placement service (Shook, internet, p.1). She reasons and correctly so that more children will be affected negatively by these new policies. She supports her conclusion with research in the form of ...
- 363: The Scarlet Letter: Pearl - The Living Symbol
- The Scarlet Letter: Pearl - The Living Symbol Pearl. A child born of sin. Conceived by lust. Created by impurity. As the result of her parents fall from grace, she represents the sinfulness of their act, and is a continual tool for the recollection of their dubious deed. Sent, was she, from the Almighty God as a gift, and a burden of the heart. "'God gave me the child?' cried she. 'He gave her in requital of all things else, which ye had taken from me. She is my happiness!- she is my torture, none the less! See ye not, she is the scarlet ... powerful, insomuch that the hall reechoed, and the hollow armor rang with it - 'truth in what Hester says, and in the feeling which inspires her!'"(110)
"'I must be even so,' resumed the minister.'" " 'This child of its father's guilt and its mother's shame hath come from the hand of God, to work in many ways upon her heart, who pleads so earnestly, and with such bitterness of ...
- 364: Diabetes
- ... forms of diabetes, nongenetic factors play a role. Older mothers and overweight women are more likely to get gestational diabetes. In general, if you are a man with type 1 diabetes, the odds of your child getting diabetes are 1 in 17. If you are a woman with type 1 diabetes and your child was born before you were 25, your child's risk is 1 in 25; if your child was born after you turned 25, your child's risk is 1 in 100. Your child's risk is doubled if you developed diabetes before ...
- 365: Teen Pregnancy
- ... and improve one's chances of having a healthy baby. The best way to prevent teenage pregnancy, which is 100% effective, is abstinence. Most teenagers have a whole life ahead of them and having a child will cause a lot of complications in your goals. It's not impossible for teenage mothers to complete high school, or try to reach their goals in life, but having a child could very well interfere with these goals. Another way of protection is condoms. There are a lot of protections out there, but these "protections" are not 100-percent reliable. There are a lot of places ... and sleep of a newborn. The things mentioned are just an overall view of the trimesters. A woman's body undergoes a variety of changes to prepare for the growth, nourishment, and birth of a child. The teenage parent has a lot of challenges that must be overcame and decided, such as parenthood options, continuing education, and financial problems. These mentioned are just a few of the challenges a teenager ...
- 366: Television Violence Related To Children
- ... Studies show that violence and deviant activities among children are a result of television viewing. According to most social psychologists, aggression among children is a learned behavior. There are many devices that contribute to a childs learning experience and television has proven to be one of them. Television plays a major role in shaping how children perceive the world. When a child is watching their favorite television program, he/she has a problem differentiating reality from fiction. The child sees his/her favorite TV character involved in dangerous situations without consequences, the child then concludes that their dangerous actions will result without negative effects. For instance, when viewing The Road Runner cartoon, Wyle ...
- 367: Television Violence and Children
- ... he replied that he wanted to see if the results would be the same in real life as they were on television (Howe 72). These are certainly startling examples of how television can affect the child. It must be pointed out that children watching violent television directly caused all of these situations. Not only does television violence affect the childs youth, but it can also affect his or her adulthood. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the impact of the adult world on the child. This can force the child into a kind of premature maturity. As the child matures into an adult, he can become bewildered, have a greater distrust towards others, a superficial approach to adult problems, ...
- 368: Education of the Gifted and Talented Student
- Education of the Gifted and Talented Student The term "exceptional child" is a broad and inclusive label that refers to a significant percent of the child population. Quite generally, it includes any child who exhibits attributes, characteristics and/or abilities that fall significantly above or below the norm. These are students which, due to their levels of ability, demonstrate the need for special education and educational services ...
- 369: Abortion: A Controversial Subject
- ... years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mothers womb. This can be done by almost anyone from the mother herself to back alley abortions and even to abortions by clinics set up especially for this purpose. There are ... CHOICE or those who believe it is the womans right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to problem. The pro-life solution is to have the child and basically live with it. They believe abortion is not an answer. The pro-choice solution is abortion because of reasons they feel are appropriate. Although abortion is morally and ethically wrong should it ...
- 370: A Childs Verdict
- A Child's Verdict One tends to feel that a child should grow up under certain conditions, which will effect their learning and progress. This has been the overall belief in child psychology. A childs atmosphere plays a major role in how they may be shaped which could include effecting their attitudes, actions and behaviors. This atmosphere entails a parents: treatment, restriction, caring and ...
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