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Gangs and Children

that accounts for gang activity. By studying some of the biggest gangs in the nation, especially those in Chicago (The Latin King...

Language Acquisition and Children

their rate of language acquisition at an alarming rate. By the time the child reaches the age of 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, the stru...

Benefits of Adoption by Gays

interesting to see that on one denies the fact that gays just as heterosexuals will be able to provide love for the child as well...

ADHD Children and Using Family and Group Therapies

age children, considered more than 3 million in the United States alone in the year 2001. Although the disorder has been reported ...

First 4 Chapters of There Are No Children Here by Kotlowitz

in Chicago comes form Pharoahs keen observations of the citys skyline and the awesome view, as well as one distinct butterfly. Ind...

Ritalin and the Hazards of its Use

depression and even cancer in mice (Wittmeier 29). Some preschoolers on the drug also can experience severe social withdrawal, inc...

Incarcerated Women with Children and Correctional Programs

For countless numbers of women, their crime and subsequent incarceration are the outcomes of other painful life experiences. Lopez...

An Atlanta Homeless Families' Overview

evil, they also do have some concerns and want to help. The first thing that must be done is to analyze the problem. It is importa...

Children and IQ Testing

caregivers educational level, home environment, socioeconomic status and prenatal exposure to substance abuse, violence exposure w...

Growing Up in the Tales of Scott R. Sanders and Edward Rivera

this fact that is akin to the shame that Sanders feels over his fathers drinking. When asked if his First Communion clothes were ...

Group Therapy Advantages for the Effects of Divorce on Children

In nine pages the positive effects of group therapy upon easing the blow divorce inflicts on children but that it depends on other...

Gay Families and Children

are in fact protected by the society--by social services, by nosy neighbors, by teachers-so it stands to reason that society shoul...

Blueprint for Negro Writers and the Works of Richard Wright

This paper examines Blueprint for Negro Writers in an overview of the ideologies expressed in the works of Richard Wright as illus...

Proposition 187 in California

This report consisting of ten pages examines a 1994 voter initiative that prevented children of immigrants from public school atte...

Children and Home Reading Prior to Kindergarten

In ten pages this paper examines children's prekindergarten reading in a consideration of its impact and issues that can result. ...

Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie

"No dogs," the preacher said. "Weve talked about this before. You dont need a dog." "I know it," I said. "I know I dont need a do...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Ibo Children

In six pages this paper examines what social, political, spiritual, and physical symbolism children represent in this acclaimed Ni...

Group Therapy and Children of Divorce

In fourteen pages children who are products of divorced families are discussed in terms of group therapy benefits. Twelve sources...

Exceptional or Gifted Children and Tracking or Grouping

("Report," 2001). The problems noted by the report suggest that the system is overwhelmed; it has high caseloads and large amounts...

Homicide Survivors Support Groups

deeply felt. Grief is the strong, complex emotion that accompanies loss, and mourning is the public rituals associated with bereav...

Kids' Buying Power

In five pages children under the age of 18 and their purchasing power are examined in terms of population data along with their in...

The Use of a New Math Program

articles in professional and popular media has placed a renewed concern about math performance of American students at the forefro...

Special Needs Population and Child Abuse

perpetuate certain undesirable behavior patterns. Physical abuse can kill, and has. Some abusive parents have been responsible for...

Negative Impacts of Television's Violence and Bad Language on Children

p. 56). Another author in the article suggested that children who are physically disciplined and watch violent television may well...

A WISC III Intelligence Scale Examination

examples in answer (Kaufman, 1994 and See Also MacMillan, 1996, p. 133). This essay discusses potential Wechsler candidates, the...

Italy's Children and Benito Mussolini

ideas of modernization did not apply to the role of women in Italian society. Population growth was a sign of national strength, t...

Barbara Kingsolver's Pigs in Heaven

love of this frightened child is the healing agent that helps Turtle to grow. The symbolism of Turtles name, for she has retreate...

Households with Dual Incomes and Effects on Children

In five pages this paper presents the argument that while the impact on children of two working parents remains largely unknown th...

The Adult Children of Alcoholics

children living with an alcoholic parent develops psychopathology but a large percentage of them do indeed develop behavior disord...

Foster Care Placements Research Study Analysis

The authors state that for children who are in foster care, it is well-known that there are certain factors which contribute to pl...