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    are hard to get along with. Laid-back parents make teenager’s lives simple and joyful because the parents are there to support their children when they need it, without questioning. Then there are the parents who do nothing in providing for their child, neglecting parents, which can result to teenagers getting into bad circumstances. Parents are supposed to support and nurture their children; but if they do not do it properly, there can be serious effects in their children’s future. Having protective

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    Spreading across the United States is a growing epidemic and while the disease will not maim or kill, it is known to be harmful to the growth and success of children. This epidemic is known as a literary desert. Emily Hoerner defines a literary desert in her 2015 article “A Novel Idea: Fostering Literacy by Eliminating Book Deserts” as an area “where children and parents lack access to quality books.” Literary deserts occur due to lack of reading materials and because of a growing loss of interest

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    between Educational staff, the child/ student and their families. The value of working with parents and families to support children’s language and literacy are important as this gives the educational staff to communicate with the parties involved so that everyone has an understanding of the child /students need. Understanding that each and every partnership built between families and educational staff will be different and unique depending on the individual child and their family. Each family will

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    In this assignment I will indicate some concrete ways that show I meet these high standards. Looking at the Standard 1. NAEYC accreditation criteria for Relationships. There are six areas I will be looking at each one. First looking at 1.A. Building Positive Relationships among Teachers and Families. Personal contact, including conferences, home visits, telephone calls, and curriculum nights or open houses, seems to be the most effective form of communication and may be among the most familiar. The

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    There will always be someone better than them, but you want to always strive to do better, to do your best. This topic has become a very fascinating argument in many parent groups. What people need to understand is that it isn’t necessarily the child getting the participation trophy that is the issue. It is the message we give them when we give it to them. Participation trophies have a negative effect on children and handing them out should be stopped. Children can become successful in life

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    Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess the success of the Hands-On Parent Empowerment (HOPE) program among immigrant parents with preschool children among thirteen preschools in Hong Kong. The goal of the HOPE program is to provide disadvantaged parents with the necessary skills and knowledge for the better development of children. This study took place in Hong Kong and revealed that preschool children with immigrant families have the greatest amount of difficulty when it comes to learning

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    Youth sports in America have become a trend that has touched every household. Sports have become so ingrained in American culture that toddlers have even begun to experience it. Almost all children from the ages of six to ten have kicked a soccer ball or hit a ball with a bat. While studies have shown that youth team sports have a tremendous positive impact on a child’s social development, many children have run into serious injuries. Some of these injuries can require extensive surgeries, rehabilitation

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    evaluating the process and product of the self-direct learning assignment. Background It is important that children begin to know the world around them first hand because it’s an important part of healthy child development (Louv, 2009) & (Wilson, 1996). Through environmental education a child must learn a sense of respect and care for nature at a young age or they risk to have a negative attitude towards it (Wilson, 1996). This can directly relate to Leave No Trace because it’s principles are meant

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    “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” These are the words of Frederick Douglass, and they are as true today as they ever were. As the focus on educating children at early ages has become more prevalent, the amount of research on what best practice is for early childhood education has grown. Out of the findings has sprouted programs like Reggio Emilia that attempt to reach children at a developmental level instead of an academic one. Because of the diverse nature of

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    Sample Article Review and Analysis Name University of North Texas Eisenberg, N., Guthrie, I.K., Murphy, B.C., Shepard, S.A., Cumberland, A., & Carlo, G. (1999). Consistency and development of prosocial dispositions: A longitudinal study. Child Development, 70(6), 1360-1372. Purpose and Hypotheses of the Study The study by Eisenberg, Guthrie, Murphy, Shepard, Cumberland, and Carlo (1999) had two purposes. One was to examine the predictive relationship between prosocial behavior that is less likely

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