Child Rearing Investigations

Children through play and leisure, children and young people explore their physical and social environment, test out ideas and concepts.

Another way families are changing involved digital technologies and network households. Most home computers are in a place in the house where everyone can use it. An example would be in the living room or

For the purpose of this study the researcher will observe the leisure programs and take notes. The first part of this process will be taking note of observations, which includes where the activity takes place, who is running it, how many participants have shown up, and the level of participation. The researcher will note any differences in the environment from previous sessions as well in order to analyze what made participants engage more or less than previous sessions. Badenhorst (2008) suggests that the researcher should also take pictures or drawings of the room so long as the participants and leisure professional have given permission. This is to be better able to reflect on the situation when it comes time to analyze the data (Badenhorst, 2008). During this process the researcher needs to be as detailed as possible, were the participants smiling during the session? Were the participants socializing? What was being said during the socialization? Every participant in the room needs to be written about from the beginning of the session until the end of the session (Badenhorst, 2008). It is important to note if something happened that might impact their participation, for example, did they have a medical procedure that morning that affected their participation that afternoon? When taking notes the researcher needs

Anyone who has children, or who is often interacting with children, will recognize that childhood is not the same or how they remembered. The popularity of technology and especially social media has changed what it means to be a child. The largest problem told by care givers of children is that they participate less in imaginative play. Modern technology means that their devotion is being demanded by more and more things, so they don’t have the inclination to play.

Child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical,emotional,social and intellectual development of child from infancy to adulthood.Child-rearing is one of the most important parts of married couple's life or a family. Different cultures have different child raising practices, also countries has specific rules for parents to take caring of their children. Parents who move from their native country to another country often face many challenges or problems in raising children. In this essay, I will discuss some of the problems faced by immigrant Indian women in child raising in Canada .

The average day of a child has changed drastically over the years. Kids used to come home from school, play tag with neighborhood friends, climb trees, play a pickup game of baseball, or read a book. Today, Children do not have time for these simple games because they are involved in so many organized activities. In the article “Who’s Raising Baby? Challenges to Modern-Day Parenting” by Anne R. Pierce, she explains why this is detrimental to children.

Describing Australian boys and girls aged 5-14, the graph gives an overview of information about the preferred leisure activities.

     A women’s leisure style changes abruptly upon the arrival of children because she is no longer only responsible for her personal needs, but the needs of other human beings. Her time is no longer her own; she coordinates eating, sleeping, school, and homework schedules. In addition to juggling these activities, she has a marriage to sustain, as well as her own personal matters. This can be a lot for one person to handle and leaves little time for personal leisure pursuits for any mother. Mothers tend to be hard-workers, as they spread themselves thin amongst all of the children who are dependent upon them for life. This sense of duty a mother feels towards her children is so strong, many mothers

All though I know the importance of structured activites in my children's lives, I find it equally important to allow them time for themselves. I've found that creative play time is vital to

Today in America, children have been suductive to whats right in front of their face, the tablet. Electronics have taken over most schedule activities by not wanting the child to do anything else.

To gain a better understanding of contemporary leisure, it helps to take a look at its origins during the

Now I see that a lot of children spend their time at home or at after school activities that don’t involve a lot of movement. According to Child

With the expansion in technology, children are hastily becoming more and more inactive. In the past century, kids would play outside from sunrise to sunset. Little did they realize, that playtime served

Society and the family unit have changed vastly over the last 30-50 years. Families consisted of many more children in past years and most often were two-parent households. Many times the mother stayed home with the children and was the primary caregiver as opposed to day care or other adults today. Children were expected to do chores or work in the field to help the family unit function. Assisting in the care and well-being of younger siblings was common in those days. Young minds, of this time period, were not influenced by video games, computers, smartphones, movies, and television. Children were disciplined, and often

This modern society has, without a doubt, adapted to technology; which makes it difficult to visualise life with anything technological. This significantly influences children in a negative impact, seeing as technology takes up of all