Child Rearing : The Wonder Years

Education surrounds partially the entire world. Children, women, and men all attend school in America to build knowledge in order to find a job and make money. However, there are some places around the world where only men have access to education. For instance, Pakistan; located in South Asia, numerous amount of girls do not receive the education like other girls in America. This is specifically a problem for children, especially girls in Pakistan because they are not going to school like the girls in America, achieving the same level of education. Instead, they are seen as weak and are restricted from doing many things that men are allowed to do, like playing sports, going to school, participating in public events, and even being seen in public. Malala, a girl from Pakistan, sees the educational inequality where she lives and decides to fight for her educational freedom. Malala’s establishes her emotional appeals, credibility, and statistics to promote education for children in Pakistan by revealing her struggles fighting for

During the 1930s and the Great Depression parenting was not focused on, but today it is a nationwide discussion. The laws developed for children's rights in the 1930s have changed parenting today since every child has a home, parents ensure a solid education, and children are no longer abused and neglected. The law regarding every child having a home states, "for every child's home and that love and security which a home provides" (Children's Charter)." During the 1930s many families were struggling economically, but they still had to ensure their child had a loving home. Today having a home is less of a problem than having a supporting home. Some parents today have begun "helicoptering" their children when it comes to education

“I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is an education,” said Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education. In today's society, many people don’t realize how grateful they should be for the education they receive. Even the slightest education is much more than people were receiving just three centuries ago, and even more than people in countries besides the United States of America. In specifics, women and African Americans were once unable to pursue any form of education in the United States, along with many other ethnicities.

It has become common in the modern era of America to forget that many nations are poverty-stricken and lacking proper education around the world. In the United States, most children take a bus, are driven, or walk a short distance in mild weather to reach school. The buildings themselves are typically modern and clean, with an abundance of high quality coloring supplies, binders, and notebooks. Pakistani children get none of these luxuries, particularly girls. Occasionally, parents are able to send their children walking to a small school building with underdressed and underfed students where often no teacher is present, but even this poor form of education is a rarity. Girls fare even worse with a 2:3 ratio of females receiving education to

Within many different cultures, there are a multitude of views on what is the best way to raise a child. Within the documentary, “Babies,” four different cultures were examined in order to provide a better understanding into different child rearing practices. From Africa, Ponijao grew up in a tribe based home with many children and seemed to be his mother’s responsibility. From Mongolia, Bayar spent a majority of his infancy alone, learning to self sooth and entertain himself. From Japan, Mari grew up in a bustling city with her mother nearly always by her side.

I thought the article was quite interesting to read about because it was based on different divorced couples' perspective in children rearing. They discussed the reasons that they choose to live near or close by their ex-spouse was because they want their children to be comfortable in the environment that they have always lived in. They didn't want their children to experience any hardship. It amazes me how these parents are actively engaging their children's lives. Even though they don't like their ex they compromised and made a schedule that will work for the children. It must've been hard for a young child to understand the situation that's happening. As Koenig reported that a couple was so involved in the child's life that when she decided

As teenagers, you have friends to turn to when you have a question. Moving through life, you can rely on books to help you navigate relationships or obtain answers to child rearing questions. Sadly, when it comes to caring for aging parents, there seems to be a lack of resources for children faced with this task. Many families are now struggling to raise kids and care for elderly parents at the same time and we are here to help in this endeavor, as it is one we are struggling with personally.

According to Madeline Kennedy- Macfoy’s article “Standing up for Girl’s Education on Malala Day,” organizations such as the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Government of Pakistan hold many events to recognize the importance of education all around the world; yet women and girls in Afghanistan and other areas in the world still receive the least amount of education. According to “Education: A Human Right For Girls” by Michele Clark and Larisa Warhol, one hundred twenty-three million people still lack basic reading and writing skills and girls comprise sixty-one percent of that number. Girls get primary education, but when it comes to shaping their future, the secondary or higher levels are no longer available (Clark and Warhol 8). Even girls in primary school in countries all over Africa “have less than a 50% chance of completing primary school” (GCE 6). In 2009, primary school attendance in Pakistan “was only 66 percent” (Clark and Warhol 7). Global Campaign for Education states “…two thirds of the world’s 796 million non-literate adults are women…” (GCE 7). In Pakistan, “four in ten women over the age of fifteen can read and write, compared to 70% of men” (GCE

Primary Question: How have children’s leisure time activities & toys changed over the last 30 years?

According to an annual report done by the United Nation’s International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) there are approximately 65 million girls around the world being denied their right and civil liberty to education (Tomiuc, 2003). There are many third world countries across the globe that are consumed by poverty and epidemics and a lot of those problems reside in lack of self-knowledge and education. The annual State of the World’s Children report states

Raising kids in the twenty first century challenges parents more than ever. Culture calls out to kids, wanting to form them, while many parents want their kids to grow up with a biblical background and faith-based set of values. So how can a parent ride against the tide of culture to raise strong kids with strong faith? Church attendance certainly makes a different, but parents need to be parents, and they need to use the resources that we have available today.

Between the age of six and eight years, a child goes through a lot of physical, motor, emotional and behavioral growth where different attitudes and values are developed. This age group is associated physical developments such as slower growth rates of about eight pounds and 2 and a half inches per year, more muscle growth and less fat development than in earlier years, and an increase in strength (National Childcare Accreditation Council, 2008).

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” This statement from the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai indicates the issue that women all over the globe have faced injustice. They have been taken for granted, limited to certain extents, or sometimes have taken their own rights for granted--which causes the lack of prosperity. People in some lands take for granted having an education while others are striving to get one. However, Malala Yousafzai stands up and speaks for women's right to have an education, giving the introverted female a powerful voice. This message conveys to readers the importance of Yousafzai's influential voice and journey that changed the world.

On July 12, 2013, 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, delivered her first public speech, to the United Nations Youth Takeover, where she persuasively articulated her aspiration to reach out to young, adolescent advocates the deficient nature of education, specifically in regards to women and young children. During Yousafzai’s advocacy for children’s right to education, her spoken ambition was to reach a global audience in hopes of bringing awareness to a troublesome issue. Likewise, throughout the speech, Yousafzai effectively expressed her gratitude to the people who have made an influence in her life, including the champions of the world Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah as well as the countless teachers she had who motivated her to persist in further educating herself. Nevertheless, she also commendably reveals through her Nobel Peace Prize Speech that the award is not only for herself, but, consequently, for those “disregarded” children who continually yearn for education on a daily basis. This successfully demonstrates that she is not above those children, but, instead, stands with them. In several illustrations, she conveys the notion that she is not going to stand idly by and witness young girls being denied their rightful education. Accordingly, Yousafzai deliberates, it is moral and upright to fight for what one believes in.

1. Dr. John Watson, in his advocation in favor of nurture stated essentially, as we had discussed in some of our class sessions, that his approach to child rearing would have a direct impact on outcomes. It could be argued that child rearing is the one thing that could counter cultural influences as being more impactful.