Essays about Parenting Page 13

When I was at the age where my parents were trying to teach me right from wrong, my parents laid down the law with a firm hand. They made sure I knew what they expected from me, and what was exceptable behavior and what was not. I can remember crystal clear how I felt when…

Last April, a giant news story was on every news channel and was on the covers of many newspapers and magazines for weeks. This nightmare of the Columbine massacre impacted citizens across the nation. What compelled Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, two young teenage boys, to open fire on an innocent high school, killing thirteen…

The conception that lesbians and gay men may be parents is frequently perceived in today’s society as impossible or immoral. Gay men and lesbians are often viewed as excluded from having children because sexual reproduction is related to men and women only. My approach to this uniquely controversial topic of Gay Parenting Essay will be…

venessParenting effectiveness and influence have been studied by developmental psychologists who have been interested in the role of parenting and how it may affect the success or failure of children. An important aspect to this area of research is parenting styles. There have been four styles noted and each may have differing outcomes for the…

HIV POSITIVE PARENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE CHILDREN EssayHuman Immunodeficiency Virus, better known as HIV, is a virus that slowly attacks and destroys the immune system. This destruction leaves the infected individual exposed to illnesses and infections that eventually cause him to die. In most cases, this virus alters and becomes a fatal transmissible disorder called…

daks “Where The Wild Things Are” Poor Parenting can cause poorly behaved children ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ was first published in 1963 and is the first part of a trilogy of award – winning books by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is haunting and imaginative and describes how…

Teenagers, Drugs , and Peer Pressure EssayDrug use is an increasing problem among teenagers in today’s high schools. Most drug use begins in the teenage years, these years are the most crucial in the maturing process. During these years adolescents are faced with the difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles,…

Currently, teen pregnancy is a major problem facing our nation. It causes social and a vast amount of personal problems. Social problems include a higher rate of high school dropouts, government spending is increased for social programs for parenting teens such as Medicaid, welfare, and food stamps. All of these problems not only affect the…

Like families headed by heterosexual parents, lesbian and gay parents and their children are a diverse group (Martin, 1993). Unlike heterosexual parents and their children, however, lesbian and gay parents and their children are often subject to prejudice because of sexual orientation that turns judges, legislators, professionals, and the public against them, frequently resulting in…

Prevention of HIV Transmittance to Babies EssayLast year, it was cause for celebration. The cause of celebration was for theresults that several clinical trials of zidovudine cut the risk for mother tochild transmission of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) by two thirds. Although, this year, it is the basis for new federal recommendations that allpregnant…