Parental Decisions Essays

  • Parental Decision-Making

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    emancipated, must have the medical consent of their parent or parents before any health care decision can be made (Boonstra & Nash, 2000). These laws do not include health sensitive medical care like prescriptions for contraception, abortion of fetus, pregnancy care or drug addiction rehabilitation. Pediatric nurses are in a unique position that serves as the facilitator of patient care and patient care decision-making between the pediatric patient and the patient’s parents. In this position, pediatric

  • Film Analysis: The Lion King

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    John Small, a fourteen year old boy in Uptown St. Paul, proceeds into the Suburban World Cinema, anxious to see Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant. He is equipped with a parental note, replete with the phone number where his parents can be reached to verify that they did indeed author the note should its authenticity be questioned. John pushes seven crumpled-up dollar bills and the folded note into the metal dugout under the box office window, only to be met with a tinny, disinterested voice booming through

  • First Amendment And Music Censorship

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    music shelves everywhere and returned only with a new approved c... ... middle of paper ... ... something we have not yet discovered. We have seen the objections of yesterday as the legends of today. Now we must stand strong to make our own decisions and see things through our own eyes and touch it with our two hands, because it is through experience and challenge that we all grow and discover new ideas. Works Cited: Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. 1791

  • Nasw Social Welfare Policy

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    Act applied to all women who worked eight hours or more per week. Another difference between the United States and Ireland’s policies is that Ireland recognizes the need for both parents to have leave. In 1998, Ireland passed the Parental Leave Act No. 30 with gave a parental leave or 14 unpaid and job-protected weeks per parent. Between the years of 2001 and 2007, the number of weeks and the amount of pay that an individual was allowed increased. In 2007, the maximum length of leave was increased

  • Parental Involvement in Child's Education

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    Parental involvement promotes the social growth of a child. Children whose parents are involved in their education have many advantages. They have better grades, test scores, long-term academic achievement, attitudes and behavior than those with disinterested mothers and fathers (Gestwicki, 2001). Parents becoming involved in their child's schooling creates extra sources of social constraint to influence the child's behavior (McNeal, 2001). For example, parents talking to their children and becoming

  • A Music Rating System is NOT an Effective Public Policy

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    The next step of this process would be to assign ratings to music. While the goal of a music rating system is understandable, there are many reasons why this policy should not be implemented. By taking a look at the Constitutional, financial, and parental involvement in rating policies, several good reasons not to support this mandate will emergeThe First Amendment in the Constitution of the United States clearly states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or

  • Abortion for Underage Children Should Require Parental Consent

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    controversial subject, and underage abortion is even more controversial. Minors should not have an abortion without the consent of their parents or their legal guardians for a variety of reasons. First, most adolescents are not mature enough to make decisions that will change their lives forever. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius state, “Some older adolescents have the cognitive ability and capacity to reason similarly to an adult. However, neuroimaging

  • Persuasive Essay On Paid Parental Leave

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    The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not have policies put in place that mandate companies to provide paid parental leave. In 1993, U.S President, Bill Clinton, enacted the family and medical leave act (FMLA) which allows for employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for up to twelve weeks for medical reasons if their employer has more than fifty employees employed at the company. Later on in January of 2015, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that

  • It's Time to Stop the Censorship Music with Explicit Lyrics

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    It's Time to Stop the Censorship Music with Explicit Lyrics Music with explicit lyrics or content started having black and white parental advisories on them in 1994 (http://www.riaa.org/Parents-Advisory-4.cfm). Are these labels necessary? Is controversial music molding our society and causing teenagers to turn to drugs? Is censorship necessary to protect the youth of our nation. Generally, younger people are against censorship on this issue. Music is an outlet and even an anti-drug for many

  • History of Parent Involvement in Education: Family Organizations

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    History of Parent Involvement in Education: Family Organizations Parental involvement has been an issue in the United States since before the turn of the nineteenth century. Perhaps one of the most well-known organizations in support of parental involvement in schools was created in 1897. The National Congress of Mothers set up a statement of purposes that created the basis for their organization. The purposes included: “the education of parents for child development; the coöperation of home and

  • History of Parental Involvement in Education

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    History of Parent Involvement Prior to the 1850’s, before public education existed, parents and families were responsible for the education of their children. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s education in schools became wide spread. As public education grew and teachers became professionals many began to believe that professionals alone should be responsible for educating children (Stein and Thorkildsen). As years went by, families showed some concern about this new view on who should

  • Artists Should not be Resposible for Explicit Lyrics and their Impact on Kids

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    music industry gets a lot of criticism about the music that they put out on the market. Most of the criticism comes from the parents. There are bills passed, such as the "Parental Advisory Program," which enforce that CD's with explicit lyrics have to have a label on them that state, "Explicit Lyrics" or "Explicit Content" (Parental Advisory). This sticker cautions the person who buys the CD that there is bad language or content. The recording industry takes serious responsibility to help parents identify

  • Parental Involvement in Education and its Effects on Student Academic Performance

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    Parental Involvement in Education and its Effects on Student Academic Performance Educational standards have recently become a controversial issue especially in secondary schools. One of the controversial issues surrounding educational standards is the lack of parental involvement. Various forms of parental involvement range from parental encouragement to parental partnership with the school. By examining parental involvement in secondary education, one can determine that positive parental

  • Balancing Parental Rights and Child Welfare in Medical Decisions Post-Divorce

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    compromise. This model is a tool that allows us to make a decision based on a cognitive perspective, objective, rather than affective or emotional perspective. The Uustal model includes the nursing process and values, which help us to make an objective decision (Grand Canyon University, 2011). Application of Theory 1.Identification of problem. The primary goal is to achieve consensus between parents since they are caregivers and decision- makers. Education about the disease, complications, and

  • Tribalism Case Study

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    be the primary reason for choice of partner, but may provide as an aid for group selection. In a 1986 study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, factors among those that were considered most important to marital relationship decisions were that their spouse was religious, kind or considerate, artistic/intelligent, and easygoing/adaptable. Religion as a bonding agent in human relationships has taken on a much stricter role that simply a preference in choosing a mate. Religion has

  • Guidance Counseling and Parental Involvement

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    Guidance Counseling and Parental Involvement The elementary school counseling and guidance program is part of the total school program and complements learning in the classroom. It is child-centered, preventive, and developmental. The program encourages students’ social, emotional, and personal growth at each stage of their development. The purpose of counseling with students, parents, and teachers is to help students maximize their potential. The elementary school counselor also conducts guidance

  • Censorship Gone Too Far

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    Censorship Gone Too Far Seven Works Cited          Have you ever walked into a music store and seen those parental advisory stickers on most of todays' popular music? Or have you seen those TV ratings on the top left corner of your favorite shows? How about the ratings on your favorite video games? I'm sure you have, but do you really know what those so-called harmless stickers, and images do to the world of entertainment and your freedom of expression for that matter? A recent craze to

  • censorship gone too far

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    Ever walked into a music store and seen those parental advisory stickers on most of today’s popular music? Or noticed those television ratings on the top left corner of one’s favorite shows? How about the ratings on one’s favorite video games? How do these so-called harmless stickers and images affect the world of entertainment and the freedom of expression? The government alone is not the only responsible party to blame for censoring or even banning certain shows, music, and games. Parent organizations

  • Persuasive Essay On Maternity Leave

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    When I found out that this wonderful country does not have a national policy of paid maternity leave I was shocked, since this is a human right for mothers and babies and it is also a life or death issue for poor single mothers... Among the “women’s rights debate”, who is fighting for this right? Even worst: Why American mothers do not realize that this is an injustice? Why some intelligent educated women accept this situation without complaining? According to the International Labor Organization

  • Academic Cheating

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    confidence in himself and resort to cheating, cheating that will begin a downward spiral of negative effects. Furthermore, if failing grades persist and plague the student, one will cheat to halt the continuation of unacceptable grades. Secondly, loving parental pressure will generate the need to cheat in school. For example, a child, who is a good student, will cheat, to prove to their parents that they are smart, and that they can achieve their goals throughout their schooling. Additionally, parents want