Child Transitions From The United States

Facing a reality of my inception into an underprivileged life with small business owners for parents and siblings much older than I am, still struggling to find stability in their lives. I constantly questioned how I would turn out. I understood at a young age the perplexities of my family's struggles, that I lacked all the resources such as financial assistance, lack of insight, and encouragement from my family. Thus, leaving me ill prepared for my future and for the rest of my life to come.

Purpose: The purpose of Outliers, was to show that success doesn’t just come from hard work and dedication. Gladwell shows that there are special advantages and opportunities for certain people that few others have. This book shows it’s readers many prime examples and statistics of distinct advantages originating from of birth date, family legacies, and many other

As of today, approximately 415,000 children are in the foster care system within the United States of America, and about 22,000 teenagers age out of the system, without any assistance, or any financial support (AFCARS 2015). Without guidance, it is more than likely for a teenager to turn to selling drugs, prostitution, or other criminal activities to provide for their basic necessities. Research has shown that those who leave foster care without any stability, have a higher probability to face prison time, homelessness, and are not able to maintain a financially stable lifestyle when he or she grows out of the system. At the age of seventeen, children are kicked out of their homes, and are forced to survive by his or her own means of survival. The children are not allowed to contact previous foster families, or anyone within the system to help them transition into adulthood. The transition from foster care, to adulthood can be a difficult one, especially for children who have endured different forms of psychological and physical abuse for the majority of their lives. It is important to reach out to children in need, especially those leaving foster care without any assistance. Many of those who age out of foster care are completing their last years in high school, and on top of school, they are forced to find a job, a home, and some sort of transportation. The youth leave the foster care system with a limited work history, if any at all, and a limited education. The little

The Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, attempts to disprove the widely-accepted myth that successful people attain their success entirely through hard work and dedication. Gladwell insists that outliers, or extraordinary achievers, are beneficiaries of opportunity, and owe their feats largely to chance. Gladwell aims to convince that “…the values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are” (Gladwell 11), through various case studies, in which the subjects’ achievements can be attributed to their environments and circumstances.

There are many new responsibilities young adults take on that can be difficult and complicated. Today young people are dependent on their families and often continue to rely and live with them into their twenties (“Home - Child Welfare Information Gateway). They do this for emotional and financial support and stability.

Adulthood is a generation when modifications appear in social connections and situations. These transformations do not appear in efficient, foreseeable stages but as an alternative resulting in different courses, depending on personality

being away from home, and the changes I was making to myself to become a better person and a

1.1 Nowadays and according to the UN convention of the right of a child: A child is considered to be a person aged from birth to 18 years, but this can vary by the countries legal system e.g. in the UK you can legally drink alcohol at 18 whilst in the USA it is 21.

My father was in bad health, and it wasn't getting better. As the summer progressed he became erratic, and he acted

by the age of fourteen. That was also the year that I started working in a restaurant and cooking large

In the United States, when a person becomes 18, they are no longer considered to be a minor. The people are legally

trouble. Then once my mother grew very ill, and my dad’s affair with my aunt

After reading the chapter, in your own words discuss the state of children in the United States. Describe in at least 2 paragraphs how can the community, social workers, advocates of the children turn the negative into positive so our children can a bright future?

Childhood; such as loss of parent, going to Boarding School, divorce of parent, bullying etc.

This is the story of the truest and purest heartbreak I have ever felt: a heartbreak at the hands of my brother.