Gay Parenting (Parenthood for Gay & Lesbian People)
Despite obstacles for gay & lesbian parents most gay and lesbian parents remind us that Love, Commitment, and Sharing are the features that truly define family. My lesbian and gay parenting handbook is the one resource that asks all the right questions and provides the incredi....

Abraham Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow (1908-1970) was a famous psychologist born in Brooklyn, New York and was the first of the seven Maslow children. Environmental influences were very much a part of his upbringing, family and teachers influenced his moral, intellectual, and emotional development. Here....

Authoritative Parenting Style
Authoritative Parenting Style Given that my parents gave me a clear understanding of what was expected of me and were very supportive throughout my entire development, I would identify their parenting style as authoritative. Authoritative parents are both demanding and supportive. "They moni....

Children who grow up with parents who abuse illegal drugs
Is how a child is raised and the surroundings in which they grow up in a major factor of how they turn out in the real world? Does it affect who and what they will be in life? There are many situations that can harm a child both physically and mentally, but homes with drug abusers are a critical pro....

Christopher Reeve
Autobiography: The word autobiography is defined as the biography of a person written by that person www.dictionary.com. This book is an autobiography of Christopher Reeve, enlightening the readers of his life, and in particularly concentrating on his equestrian accident, the affects to which....

Color purple
Purple is the symbol of royalty and wealth. Purple represents wisdom and spiritually. The book follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900s. It is the moving tale of a young black girl born into a male-dominated world, and tells the story of her gradual ....

depression in adolescents
Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health problems facing people today. While it is only human to experience feelings of sadness, gloominess, or melancholy every now and then, clinical depression occurs when these feelings endure for long periods of time that can last for s....

Eating disorders
Many women are concerned with their appearance. Too many of them are caught up with the image of being skinny and pretty. By seeing all the beautiful, thin women in the media and in society, they may feel insecure about the way they look. Therefore, they try and do anything they can to acquire that ....

Fear and Struggle
When we feel fear and when we struggle we are experiencing two very similar things. In todays society a person would be safe to say that the two coincide with each other. This concept is explained well by the following quote given by the famous author, C.S. Lewis, Sometimes we fear because we s....

Hermann Rorschach
Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss Psychiatrist was born in 1884, in Zurich Switzerland. At this time Zurich was a world centre of psychiatry. According to Edward Aronow, author of the Rorschach Technique Rorschachs father was an art teacher and a painter and Hermann considered the same career before he m....

How many hours do parents spend caring for their children?
Introduction:ý Finding an appropriate child care setting is a challenge for even the most diligent parents. Many ýparents are work or studying outside the home and they must find care for their children while they ýare away. Parents want something that will offer their children a safe, loving ....

Impact of Stability in the Family and Home on Violent Juvenile Convictions
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Criminal Justice Proposal for Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Sacred Heart University The Impact of Stability in the Family and Home on Violent Juvenile Convictions ....

Kinship Care
Kinship Care Issues: ASFA and permanency § Legal Requirements i.e. profiles etc. § PA Foster care requirements Child Development affects of abuse/neglect Loss and Grief § Childs · Loss of birth parents · Loss of former foster parents § Caregivers · Loss of fu....

Lack of Parental Involvement in Education
INTRODUCTION Parents spend less time than ever with their children. Richard Riley stated, The American family is the rock on which a solid education can be built. I have seen examples all over the nation where two-parent families, single parents, stepparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles a....

Missing Links of Connectivity
The Missing Links of Connectivity In some rural parts of the United States and Canada live a community called the Amish. The Amish people place great emphasis on relationships and are strong advocates of Christianity. They are probably best known for their simple lifestyles, plain dressing and resi....

MyCelebritySpace
"Britney's hot in 3-some?" This suggestive thread title, which is actually with reference to the newest music single by Britney Spears, is one of the latest in an online celebrity forum where users discuss celebrities' news and gossips. In a peculiar industry like the entertainment indust....

nature vs nurture
Nature vs. Nurture Written by: liesa The nature versus nurture debate has been a classic controversy among experts for centuries. Presently, there is no clear conclusion to the dispute; yet, there are many hypotheses. Both sides of this controversy have been explored thoroughly among researchers. ....

Parental Involvement in Schools
Within education today, parental involvement continues to be a hot topic. Several research studies have been conducted to identify what strategies are effective in increasing parental support. The main focus of these efforts is based on the assumption that that parental involvement can improve stu....

Parenting
We are raising a generation of little addicts, and most parents dont realize the scope of the problem or how theyre contributing to it. Im not suggesting that most of our children are becoming drug addicts or alcoholics. Instead, theyre falling into soft addiction routines that rob th....

Parenting: Our Effect on Children
Parenting: Our Effect on Children If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. -C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939 It is very hard to raise a child, I know, ....

Physical Punishment On Our Children
In this paper I will be talking about physical punishment on children. I chose this topic, because I have a three year old daughter and I wanted to find out information that can guide my parenting. I can take all the information I receive and apply it to my everyday life. I will be hitting the ar....

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Miracle or Monster
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Miracle or Monster? An exciting and relatively new technology called preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, is a way for couples to detect genetic defects such as disease causing mutations and chromosomal abnormalities before a pregnancy is even confirmed (S....

Psychological Disorder Analysis
Marla comes to the mental health clinic because she is concerned about some symptoms she is experiencing. Marla is complaining that she is having trouble sleeping, feeling "jumpy all of the time," and she is also experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are interfering with....

Sex Education
Abstract The emphasis about sexual awareness is so important to the youth of this day. It is important that we open the communication line and share with them the facts about sex, being responsible, with emphasis on abstinence. Most teenagers have experience some form of sexual encounter; the....

Single Parenting Can a Single Father or a Single Mother be Successful?
Who is a successful parent? Does it matter whether the parent is a man or a woman? Of course, the ideal parenting situation includes a mother and father together; however, many and varied are the circumstances which prevent this from happening. There are some aspects of parenting that are unique to ....

Strengthening Your Marriage & Family Relationships, & The Future Of Your Family
Strengthening Your Marriage & Family Relationships, & The Future Of Your Family Strengthening your marriage and family is a life-long process. It may start at age 20 when you begin looking for a mate and then finish at age 75 when your life ends - that is a 55-year process. Talk about ....

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden Infant Death is the unexpected death of sleeping infants who appear to be health. The cause of death is still unknown after an autopsy procedure, crime scene investigation and search of medical history of the infant and family. To discover the infant is dead, the parent checks on the supposed....

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Plan
Every year in the United States, 20 percent of teenage girls who are sexually active become pregnant which puts the United States in the lead with the most teen pregnancies from all developed countries (Cromwell, S., 2010). Many teenage girls and boys in America live a life of constant co....

Violent Video Games - Psychologists Help Protect
Fifty years' of research on violent television and movies has shown that there are several negative effects of watching such fare (see http://www.psychologymatters.org/mediaviolence.html). Because video games are a newer medium, there is less research on them than there is on TV and movies. However,....

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