Nanny 911 : Family Analysis

With the advancements in healthcare and people living longer lives America is facing a caregiver crisis, due to the growth of the aging population. Statistics show that the number of people 65 years and older is expected to rise 101% between 2000 and 2030, yet the number of family members who can provide care for these older adults is only expected to rise 25% (Gupta, 2015). This significant change in the population raises many questions, who will care for this group, how will their safety be ensured, how will the elderly travel, where will they live, will building structures need to change to allow easier access, will the government create a caregiver corps to check on the elderly who are isolated, and ultimately how does the government

The controversial issue of whether or not Child Protective Services are doing their jobs properly, has grabbed nationwide attention. Child Protective Services is the name of a government agency in many states of the United States whose mission is to respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. Some of these cases may include physical abuse, sexual abuse, and mental abuse (Wikipedia). The child welfare system is corrupted. The parents and guardians who are accused of abuse are automatically labeled as guilty and will have to prove their innocence; instead of being innocent until proven guilty.

In her article “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How It Was”, author Hope Edelman claims that perhaps the ideal, balanced, and harmonious marriage that many couples yearn for is merely an unachievable myth. Edelman’s anger and frustration drives her essay as she recounts her childhood, analyzes societal gender roles, and narrates her own relationship in order to explore the concept of shared responsibility in a marriage.

What qualifies a family as a family is something that has been largely debated in history. In recent years, untraditional families have become more publicized and are seen everyday in both the media and in real life. An example of an untraditional family would be The Fosters from the ABC Family’s TV show The Fosters.

Every day teenagers use the internet, whether it’s on their phones or on the computers at school or at home. Their lives are practically centered around it. They’re connecting with each other on social media such as: Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and even online video games, and this has is benefits, but it can also have some negative and possibly dangerous situations. The internet is not a safe haven for anyone or anything. In the article “The Undercover Parent” the author, Harlan Coben, makes the argument that spyware is alright to be used by parents on their kids computers as long as the parents are using the software responsibly. I agree with Coben’s statements because of his solid arguments of dangerous conversations, privacy, and bullying.

They relied on each other and trusted their parents because they had no reference to any other ways of parenting, which the fourth child was exposed to, which caused her downfall. After moving to New York, Lori, Jeannette, and Brian held jobs and were able to have a steady living. Maureen however, grew up differently than the other kids, and dropped out of college. Due to Maureen always relying on someone else, “she never really applied herself” and caused her to become unsuccessful (Walls 274). She had to move in with Rosemary, but when Rosemary told her she had to move out, she became so upset with her mother she stabbed her.

Gladys is a 25-year-old Vietnamese stay-at-home mother who has been married for 7 years and has three children by her husband. They are all girls with the oldest being 6 years old followed by a 4-year old and now a 3-month old. Gladys reports that her husband always wanted a son. She states that he has always been an angry man but after the birth of their third daughter, his violent behavior has increased. Gladys states that most of his violence and aggression has been directed at her or the house all these years, but now she fears for her

Explain to Rose and Eddy that each of their children are not perfect and by demanding that they are they are causing conflict in the family.

Rose Mary and Rex Walls did not have the future they had hoped they would. They had four beautiful and intelligent children: Lori, Jeannette, Brian, and Maureen, that they had the privilege of raising. However, that is not how they viewed them. Rose Mary is an aspiring artist who never wanted a family, and Rex is a very bright individual, but it is overshadowed by his alcohol addiction. Growing up their kids had to learn how to fend for themselves. However, this brought them closer together as siblings, and taught them how to fight together. “But we always fought back, usually as a team,” (165). The children learned how to protect each other against offenders, even when it came to their parents. To illustrate, it became very evident that they have to provide for themselves when the children find their own mother hiding chocolate from them. “She told us we should forgive her the same way we always forgave Dad for his drinking. None of us said a thing,”(Walls 174). She didn’t think about feeding the whole family when they were going hungry, she only thought about herself. The family was not very financially stable because their father enjoyed spending their money instantaneously, instead of saving it, so hiding something even small like chocolate from her kids is a big deal. This is what Jeannette’s whole childhood consisted

In “The Myth Of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed To Be. How It Was.,” Hope Edelman lays out the many obstacles she and her husband, John, had to overcome in their first years of marriage. She admits that from the beginning she assumed that all responsibilities would be split 50/50: if she contributed to the household income, he would contribute to helping out with childcare and housekeeping. But because John was in the midst of starting a new business and was working up to 92 hours per week, Edelman quickly realized how wrong her assumption was. As her own work hours started to dwindle down to about 18 per week, Edelman started to become extremely angry with the way her household as being run. She wanted John there to help her make decisions,

R/s last week, Craig (grandfather) slapped Bayden (9) in the face and knocked the child’s tooth loose. R/s Craig is always cursing and hitting the children. R/s Kristine (mom) is not able to protect the children from Craig. R/s on many occasions the dog in the home has bitten the children and others. R/s Craig has guns and knives in his bedroom that are secured. R/s Eliha (8) and Haley (16) are in the home.

This family has gone through many obstacles, Sandra's husband got injured at his job ten years ago and since then he has been living with his disability checks and Sanda works as a babysitter. Both parents do not have stable jobs where it is promising they will get a good amount of money every two weeks. They struggle to give their two youngest children a few extras. Sandra and her husband try to give as much as they can, but two things Sandra does give them is trust and good communication. "Subsequent studies have affirmed the importance of parents, partially of their warmth communication acceptance and involvement in their children's lives" (ch 12, pg 279) Sandra will not judge her children, even if she does not agree with what they are doing. She is also a authoritative parenting, "the approach is to put boundaries on acceptable behaviors within a warm

Especially as they grow older and increasingly dependant on others. In order to assess how family relationships affect Mrs Smith, it is important to look at her family background. As a child growing up during World War II, Mrs Smith’s father was away in the navy for most of her formative years (from age 9 to 15) and her mother was the sole carer for her and her siblings. In 1940 Mrs Smith and her siblings were evacuated from their home on the south coast and sent to live with an aunt in a small village outside Bristol. The children had had little contact with their aunt before going to live with her so she was practically a stranger to them and this arrangement, which they were powerless to prevent, had the effect of enforcing their resilience and making them all quite independent characters. Mrs Smith says she remembers returning home after the war and finding it difficult to rebuild relationships with her parents as this would mean giving up her independence. Mrs Smith was married at nineteen and had her first child within a year of her marriage. As she was a housewife she was the main carer for her children and was, according to her eldest daughter, quite a dominant character. As she has grown older, Mrs Smith has found it very difficult to relinquish her dominant role, even though her children are now parents themselves and this has caused some conflict within the family, with

Surprisingly to the majority, the nanny jobs may be a notably tightened one. If an individual is interested in nannying as a career as a result of the notion that it chiefly consists of buzzing lullabies to babies to send them off to never-never land, then they'll be enlightened once the truth sets in. Not everybody will be a nanny. It's physically and showing emotion tightened, and as we tend to are liable for young lives, mistakes merely should not happen. Babies learning to crawl will tumble down steps, toddles will reach for and grasp a cup of hot occasional.

The children assume roles within the family to make up for the deficiencies of parenting. Sharon Wegscheider referred in her book to these roles within the family as the “Hero,” the “Scapegoat,” the “Lost Child,” and the “Mascot.”