Childern And Family Related Articles
- Children And Death
At some point your child will be faced with a loss or death and they will need help in understanding what happened, why it happened, and their feelings about it
- Children And Divorce
Presently, in the United States, the divorce rate is increasing at an astounding rate. Close to 50% of children are growing up in a single parent environment. Children need their parents in order for them to develop physically, mentally, and emotionally.
- Children And Grandparenting
There are about 70 million grandparents in the US today, and each month 75,000 Americans 45-69 years old join the club. Most grandparents begin their grandparenting role during their middle age.
- House Moving
The decision to move should not be made lightly when children are involved. Changing homes, schools, and friends can be very stressful for a child.
- Parent Child Interaction
Parent-child interaction has long been considered a crucial influence on a child's functioning.
- Parenting
The goal of parenting is to teach kids to develop self-discipline. Discipline comes from the word 'disciple' which means someone who follows the teaching of others.
- Sexual Abuse
The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect defines child sexual assault as: "Contacts or interactions between a child and an adult when the child is being used for sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or another person when the perpetrator or another person is in a position of power or control over the victim.
- Single Parent
Nowadays, single-parent families have become even more common than the so-called "nuclear family" consisting of a mother, father and children. Many of the problems that single parents have are similar as those for two-parent families.
- Step Family
Approximately half of all Americans are currently involved in some form of step relationship. By the year 2000, according to the Census Bureau, more Americans will be living in step families than in nuclear families.
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