Essays on Child Page 4

Bloodchild by Octavia Butler is often interpreted as a portrayal of the relationship between alien oppressors and a group of oppressed humans. It is also considered a love story between the human narrator and the chief alien. In her afterword, Butler describes the story as encompassing themes of love between two different beings, a coming…

Latchkey Children are children who are left unsupervised at home without parental supervision. They are typically alone until one or both parents return from work. Parents give instructions to these children, such as not opening doors for strangers or leaving the house. They also usually provide a list of emergency contacts in a visible location…

Explain child protection in the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding of children is known as an umbrella term which means it involves everything to ensure the health and safety of the children. Safeguarding of a child is priority, whether it to be at home, nursery, youth clubs, in a social setting…

Education has been variously described, including the analogy that likened education to the description of the elephant by the blind man. This means education can be seen from different perspectives. Nonetheless, education is what one experience from the cradle to the grave. That is what you learn and experience from birth to death. Education is…

Written by W.B. Yeats in 1886 during the Victorian Era, The Stolen Child embodies the shift in literary preferences. As the new generation of poets emerged and voiced their dissatisfaction with the abstract and figurative nature of earlier works, they yearned for literature that was more grounded, realistic, and impactful. Consequently, these poets ridiculed Yeats…

In my opinion, diagnosing young children with mental illnesses that are usually found in adults and prescribing multiple medications is ridiculous. I understand that a child with an adult mental illness is possible, but I don’t think a pediatrician or general health doctor should be able to diagnose these illnesses, let alone prescribe medications. They…

Developed in 2001, the Test is a psychological testing tool created by Judith Beck, Aaron Beck, John Jolly, and Robert Steer. Its main purpose is to measure distress in children and adolescents (Flanagan & Henington, 2005). The Test consists of five self-administered scales collectively called the Beck Youth Inventory: the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety…

Divorce has a significant impact on children. It is increasingly chosen by couples who are unhappy in their marriage and is now the most frequent occurrence in the United States. In fact, about one million children experience divorce each year in the US, which accounts for approximately one-third of all children (Amato 21). The consequences…

All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection. Although significant progress has been made in children’s rights in the last century, many children today have their basic human rights violated Estimates suggest that as many as 300,000 or more child soldiers are active in conflicts around the world….

Spanking, which is a type of child abuse, has been historically employed as a means of discipline. Corporal punishment, another term for spanking, entails causing physical pain to a child in order to enforce discipline. This can be accomplished by patting the buttocks, employing a belt or paddle, or smacking the hand or mouth. Straus…