Category: Children

There is clear evidence that parental presence can and does influence children as they grow up. Sigmund Freud, a renowned psychologist, once said that there is nothing as good in childhood as a fathers protection. Growing up without a parent, particularly a father, in United States society is extremely difficult. Children who do not have…

Sally Lieber, the California assemblywoman who proposed a ban on spanking last week, must be sorry she ever opened her mouth. Before Lieber could introduce her bill, a poll showed that only 23 percent of respondents supported it. Some pediatricians disparaged the idea of outlawing spanking, and her fellow politicians called her crazy. Anyone with…

90% of liquor addictions begin in the high school years. Rarely do young people live alone, implying that practically all adolescents return home sooner or later in the day to their folks. Anybody younger than 21 that devours liquor is viewed as an underage consumer. Teenagers frequently don’t understand the harming impacts drinking can have…

Gender differences are apparent in many aspects of life but especially in the products we buy. Some examples of gender differences can be seen in many different products such as hygiene products including shavers and shampoo. There are even differences in prices for male and female products despite the items being the same other than…

Parenting a child is not an easy task to do. Especially when it comes to a childs diet, parents must be concerned about the eating habits of their child. Kids usually dont know whats good or bad for them to eat; they just eat anything presented to them. In this case, I believe it is…

Childhood is a time for innocence, play, learning, and imagination. Safety and security are craved by every child and generally arent questioned in the child’s life. However, this isnt the case for all children around the world. At an alarming rate, children in the United States, and other countries around the world, are exposed to…

Complex trauma in children and adolescents can interfere with the capacity to integrate sensory, emotional, and cognitive information into a cohesive whole and sets the stage for unfocused and irrelevant responses to subsequent stress. Fisher &Van Der Kolk (2000) The immediate and long-term consequences of children exposed to maltreatment and other traumatic experiences are multifaceted.…

The complexity of childrens cognitive processes has always intrigued me. Children go from helpless and dependent newborns to physically able toddlers in such a short space of time; the complexities of this process are of keen interest to me. Psychology with child development will allow me to study this in more depth and therefore nourish…

According to a study from the University of Colorado about sports injuries, 60% of football players experience an injury in high school (Dawn). If this problem continues, the sport of football will die. Football is not suitable for kids because it causes brain injuries to the kids and that affects their education in the long…

I. Introduction Besides the Vatican City, the Philippines is the only country in the world that doesnt permit divorce. Filipino married couples have previously filed petitions to legalize divorce due to their spouses infidelity, physical abuse, drug abuse, and other factors that lead them to consider an end to their marriage. The Philippine Senate has…