...Sharing of Parental Responsibility Act The Equal Sharing of Parental Responsibility Act requires that parents take equal responsibility for the costs of raising their children. The Act begins with a presumption of a fifty/fifty sharing of physical placement of the children between the parents, and neither parent would make support payments to the other. This presumption does not apply if either parent is shown to be unfit. The parties may stipulate to a different placement arrangement under the following guidelines. A per diem cost for raising children, based on the costs of domestic service providers, food, clothing, medical insurance, shelter and entertainment, determined by analysis of actual market costs shall be established by the Department of Health and Human Services. The cost of domestic service providers shall include the cost of day, evening and overnight childcare, doing laundry, food preparation and clean up, chauffeuring children and any other services required when one has children. The parties may stipulate that one parent will pay the other a minimum of 90% of the per diem cost of raising the children, for any days above 183 per year, for which the non paying spouse takes physical placement of the children. Taxes and social security shall be deducted and paid for the portion of this per diem cost which is service related. All divorcing parents will be required to take a parenting class. A. What the Equal Sharing of Parental Responsibility...
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...Children without Parents Being from a single parent household, I can personally tell you that it really has its disadvantages. The absence of a father figure has drastic effects in a child’s life. Compared to living with both parents, living in a single-parent household doubles the risk that a child will suffer physical, emotional, or educational neglect. A study of 109 juvenile offenders indicated that family structure significantly predicts delinquency. Particularly boys of single parent were at higher risk of status, property and person delinquencies. A study of 13,986 women in prison showed that more than half grew up without their father. Adolescent girls raised in a two parent home with involved fathers were less likely to be sexually active than girls raised without involved fathers. It is a known fact that 43% of US children live without their father. Approximately forty-six percent of jail inmates in 2002 had a previously incarcerated family member [US Department of Census]. Children act out in a number of ways to release their feelings of abandonment, betrayal and loneliness when a father is missing from the home. Massey University researchers report that 85 percent of children treated for behavioral disorders do not have a father in the home. Boys and girls exposed to gangs are more likely to be drawn to the groups that provide a sense of security they missed by not having a father in the home. Children who do not have the benefit of a strong, stable...
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...Responsibility of Children to Their Parents First, children need to obey their parents. children need to respect or honor their parents. children have the responsibility to love their parents children should be considerate of their parents. children should take care of their parents Responsibility is a characteristic someone has that demonstrates efficiency when taking care of certain things. If you are responsible you will do things you know need to be done. It is your responsibility to take care of your children, for example. Responsibility is a valuable trait in the business world and society because it means you are going to do what you are needed to! The differences between independent children and dependent children is Independent children won’t be so rely on their parent because there are independent and they will do all the things by their own. They will rarely to asking their parents to help them because they know they can do it. Independent children also will won’t let their parent to worry about them because they are mature enough to think that what to do to let them happy and no worry. Dependent children are a group a children that still have to rely on their parents, they have to get all the support from their parents and their parents also have to encourage and help their children no matter what because their children may be still young and could not make decision and sometimes parents also have to help them to make decision. Dependent children are not as...
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...Parents Bribing Children Allan G. Delacruz National University March 30, 2013 Instructor: Rebecca Guerrero Parents Bribing Children Most parents reward a child’s good behavior, or use bribes to encourage children to do well and cooperate. Bribing, according to parenting expert Jim Fay, is a tactic commonly used by many parents. It is a strategy that is used to improve the behavior of children and at the same time persuades and threatens the mind of the child. In a kid’s world, bribery, motivation and incentives can become convoluted. Desperate parents can add to the confusion. So many parents bribe their children hoping to get the child to cooperate. If you behave in the store, you can pick out a toy. If you stay in your seat you can have a cookie. Some parents expect and want immediate results in their child's actions; therefore resorting to bribing. Is this approach really beneficial? Bribing may help end a certain negative behavior or interest the child into doing what he or she is told, but usually this is only a temporary fix. Bribing material things may cause a child to become greedy and more disobedient. A child may treasure spending time with the parent doing something fun, just as much as a toy. Due to the fact that bribing children will motivate them to do better and be more disciplined, it can promote unfavorable impacts on different aspects of a child’s life emotionally, psychologically, and socially...
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...PREFACE A separation is a difficult time for both parents. But through the eyes of a child is not only difficult but traumatic and confusing. Anyone of us don’t want to be a victim of this situation, because it has a terrible effect The paper is future-focused; it will apply a social analytical perspective to the issues, and a focus on children’s needs and paternal / parental responsibilities to these needs. The research defined the point of physical parental separation, different effects to the children, the reason why they are affected, and access-related problems like dangers on their part which represent not only legal challenges, but also a “bio-psycho-social-spiritual” affliction for those who suffer the consequences. So, I invite everybody to read this research which can benefit in one way or another to the reader. I would also like to thank the people who inspire me to do this research namely: my classmates, friends, my beloved parents and family and teachers. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………… 1 II. EFFECTS OF SEPARATION …………………………………………… 1 Psychological Problems…………………………………………… 1 B. Myths about Problems…………………………………………… 2 C. Effects of Relocation ……………………………………………… 2 III. WHY CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY SEPARATION……………… 8 • Fear of Change…………………………………………………… 8 • Fear of Being Abandoned………………………………………… 8 • Losing Attachment. ………………………………………………...
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...Strategies of Children Reared by Single Parents: A Psychological Study Thesis (Psychology 195) Carabio, Charmaine Statement of the Problem 1. What are the respondents’ concepts of an ideal family? 2. What are the respondents’ perceived causes of their condition? 3. What are the respondents’ dimensions of the perceived cause of their condition? 4. What are the common problems encountered by the respondents being reared by a single parent? 5. What are the common coping mechanisms of respondents? 6. What are the respondents’ nature of relationship with the parent living with and not living with? 7. What is the respondents’ frequency of communication with the parent living with and not living with? 8. What is the respondents’ level of self-esteem? 9. What is the respondents’ level of assessment of their condition? 10. What is the respondents’ level of quality of relationship with the parent not living with? 11. Is there a significant association between self-esteem and the following variables: 1. assessment of condition? 2. quality of relationship with the parent not living with 12. Is there a significant difference between self-esteem and the following variables: 1. type of family? 2. employment status of parent living with the respondent? 3. perceived socio-economic? 4. cause of single parenthood? 5. nature of relationship with parent living with...
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...Monoracial Parents with Biracial Children It’s very important that Monoracial parents know how to socialize their children in a biracial manner. Although, there are more children who are biracial in society, it is still not completely accepted in society today. Monoracial parents do not know what it feels like to be more than one race, so they may not understand what it is like to be a biracial child. Children need to be accepting of both of their racial identities. I feel as if many children who are biracial only identify themselves as one race. The book discusses Barrack Obama as the first multiracial president of the United States. Barrack never seems to mention that indeed he is half white. He tends to refer to himself as just African American. I find this interesting in discussing this topic on parents of biracial children because knowing about his childhood surprises me that he does not usually address his white heritage. I remember learning that Barrack’s African American father left him when he was young and his Caucasian side of the family raised him. I wonder why this experience would not alter how he racially identifies himself. I think this situation relates well to the fact that many monoracial parents have difficulty socializing their children, and I think this was definitely the case for Barrack’s parents. If parents do not know how to properly socialize their biracial children, it confuses them as to how they should identify themselves. Also...
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...Stress among children and parents Most of the children are under stress today. But their parents don’t notice what is really bothering them. This could lead to mental and physical problems to the children. The parents don’t notice the stress symptoms that the children have. For example, headaches, sleeping difficulties, and eating disorder. Parents need to be available for the children to talk, make the children think that it is ok to talk about what they’re worried about. Moreover, survey indicated that women are more stressful than men. Especially mothers, they had to take care of the family and working at the same time. The purpose of the study is to determine stress rate among the children and adults, and compare it with the past year. The survey was conducted online which consist of 1,206 children age 8 to 17, and 1,568 adults who are the parents of those children. The method used is survey. Researchers ask a series of questions on Youth Query on the topic of stress. In the article, the survey methodology appears in paragraph 4, 5, the four bullets under “women still more stressed” and paragraph 2, 5 under “mile-high stress” (Munsey, 2010). These contents show the result of the survey by presenting the percentage and results of people who are under stress. This study finds out that most of the parents don’t know what their children are worrying about, for instance, only 13 percent of parents know that children’ headache is cause by stress while one...
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...Effects of Single Parent Homes on Children Abstract Throughout the world, there are numerous children being raised in single parent homes. This paper is a summary of the increase of children raised by single parents and the effects it has on them. Single parent homes will consist of households with at least one child under the age of 18 and only one parent as a result of divorce, death, or parents having never been married. The effects on cognitive, social, and emotional development of these children will be compared to that of children raised in two-parent homes. Effects of Single Parent Homes on Children The American family dynamic has seen a drastic shift in the past few decades. The nuclear family structure, consisting of a father, mother, and children, has been rapidly decreasing as more and more children are being raised in single-parent homes. Divorce, parental death, or couples having never been married are some common circumstances leading to single-parenthood. Being a single-parent and sole provider for children can be a difficult and overwhelming task. Having to single handedly juggle all the responsibilities of career, maintaining a household, and raising children is hard on not only the parent but it takes a toll on the children, as well. When compared to their married-couple counterparts, the effects on cognitive, social and emotional development of children raised in single parent homes is made apparent. They are placed at a disadvantage and their...
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...Delicia Colbert Professor Carol Johnson English 1102/ CRN 20272 28 March 2014 Why Do Parents Abandon Their Children This delicate subject of why parents abandon their children can be answered with several responses in relation to who answers the question at the given time. For instance, the response of a distraught teenager may significantly differ from a career driven office executive. Approaching this topic from various angles and perspectives will expand the understanding behind the action of abandoning a child. Exploration of teenage mothers, single parents, financial instability, and low income homes, absence of one of the parents, mothers prostituting, mental or drug abuse problems and parents whose work ethics rain supreme to their children. Understanding abandonment laws will also help differentiate between child abandonment and the act of a parent placing a child in a better environment that they were unable to provide what it takes to be a parent. Some women neglect their children because may have been raped or just experienced a bad relationship with a male. Because of those past issues the women do not want any memories from her experience and never want to address that part of life anymore. It is bad in most cases because the child is the one that will be affected the most. Let’s take a look at the abandonment laws set in the United States. This law not only focuses on the physical abandonment of a child, however it includes extreme...
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...Effects Parents Have On Their Anxious Children D’Aundrea Williams Word Count: 1732 Effects Parents Have On Their Anxious Children Regardless of who you are, no individual is perfect. Just as a normal child you suffer from enough through experiences of your environment and the people you interact with. Now imagine living life with an anxiety disorder and your everyday hardships. Disorders make life much harder, and finding ways to cope are even harder. Scientists have done studies to show that not only does the child’s school environment affect their level of anxiety but so does the parent to child relationship. Is it up to the child figuring their own mechanisms or should their parents be more involved? Introduction A group of scientists wanted to focus on the parent’s latency control and reinforcement of a child’s anxious behavior. Research has shown that parents encourage avoidance in anxious situations and that parents and children together shapes ways to reinforce a child’s anxiety. (Aschenbrand, S. G., & Kendall, P. C. 2012). Gathered information from other studies has shown that when parents express their fears and show anxious behavior, children will also express those same emotions. Parents dealing with anxious children are more likely to expect their children to be avoidant, to have poor coping abilities, and less likely to succeed (Aschenbrand, S. G., & Kendall, P. C. 2012). Although this is...
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...Richard Chatham Chris Bishop Engl 1302 October 10, 2015 Should parents be required to vaccinate their children? Back in the 1990’s, people started becoming worried after many years about the mercury in the vaccines their kids were receiving. Then, in 1996, a former British surgeon and medical researcher, Dr. Andrew Wakefield put out a now disproved study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease (Ferric C. Fang). Before his study was disproved, it was a major argument for anti vaxers to cite. The investigation into his study began in 2004 and it wasn’t until 2010 that it was disproved and withdrawn. In that time, many people with autistic children began to believe that this study showed why their kids were disabled. Wakefield's study and his claim that the MMR vaccine might cause autism, led to a decline in vaccination rates in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, which caused a rise in measles and mumps. During this time, from 2004 to now, his continued warnings against the vaccine have contributed to a climate of distrust of all vaccines and the reemergence of other previously controlled diseases (Gregory A. Poland). So the question begs, should parents be required to vaccinate their children. One position on legally requiring vaccines is that it is a complete violation of our civil rights. This is usually the position of people who do not want to vaccinate their kids. The people at the National Vaccine Information Center...
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...| SHOULD PARENTS PUSH THEIR CHILDREN TO EXCEL IN SPORTS Most parents use sports as a tool to promote a sense of teamwork, discipline, and togetherness. But are parent’s obsessions to have their children excelling at top of their game too much. Most parents live through their children’s ability to do well at sport. Parents have participated in their children’s games by being energetic, cheering and encouraging their child performance. Some parents have been known to push too much and focus entirely on performance and excelling at the game. The effects of this are shown to be negative for the child. Parents feel that there is a need to help their children be first in sports and look at finishing second as being behind or even being a loser. When the child is motivated from the parent, they may feel a sense of encouragement and approval for the sport that they play. This is dangerous because this may affect their self-esteem level and the child may be dependent on the sport to meet the parent’s approval. Because of the child attempting to please the parent, they pushed them too hard and create an injury. This could result in a continuous struggle for the child and displeasure from the parent. Again this plays against the child self-esteem. In conclusion, most parents must remember that these are only children. Their bodies are still developing and because they do not finish first doesn’t make them behind or a loser. In our opinion, in order to win, you...
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...Essay Writing: Should parents be able to spank their children? Spanking children has became an issue in the society. Should parents be able to spank their children? In my opinion, I against this issue because it may hurt the children’s self-esteem, violence may occur between them and also relationship between parents and children will be affected. First, children’s self-esteem may hurt if parents spank their children. When children do things wrong and parents spank them in the heat of the moment may cause them lose their confidence. For instance, a six-year-old child spanked by his parents because he cannot get full marks in his spelling test can cause the child depressed and his self-esteem has been hurt. His confidence also will be lost and may wonder himself can get full marks in the next spelling test. Thus, spanking may cause the children lose their self-esteem. Moreover, violence may occur between the children if parents spank them. When a parent often spank his children, it will directly cause the children suffer in psychological problems. According to Darcia Narvaez Ph.D. (2013), spanking destroys mental health. Spanking may cause the children become violent later in life. Hence, spanking should be stopped among the parents. In addition, relationship between parents and children also will be affected. Children will not trust in their parents because their parents spank them. They will build up a self-protection to against their parents. Therefore, spanking will...
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...question that crosses our minds time and time again is whether or not parents should always tell their children the truth. We must first ask ourselves the definition of truth. Truth in this case will be defined as that which is in accordance with fact or reality.In discussing the reality of situations with children, each case differs. Christians have been celebrating the birth of their lord and savior, Jesus Christ, for centuries and centuries. Jesus’ birth is a ginormous holiday that is celebrated every year on January 25th. The only problem adults ran into was they couldn't find a way to keep children interested. That's when they concocted a fictional character who delivers presents to all the well behaved boys & girls. The character in which I am referencing is most commonly known as Santa Claus. Society uses Santa to influence children to be more involved in the holiday spirit. Growing up my mother repeatedly told me “If you don't go to church, then you're not being a good girl. And if you're not being a good girl, then Santa won't bring you presents!” After about ten years of acting on my best behavior during the Christmas season, I discovered that Santa pretend. My parents put endless time and money into Santa Claus. However, they did achieve the goal of me attending mass on a weekly basis. In cases such as this, I find that lying to children is a must. In the modern day United States of America, children of all religions now celebrate Christmas. The concept of Santa is now...
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