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She also examines the effect of exposure to violence on child and youth development, and the efficacy of early childhood and parental educational programs. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 2016, Gershoff and her colleagues published the results of a meta-analysis of the effects of corporal punishment and physical abuse on children. [ 9 ]
Homework can take up a large portion of a student's free time and lead to stress, despair, anger, and sleep disorders among children, as well as arguments among families. Homework and its effects, justifications, motivations and alleged benefits have been the subject of sharp criticism among many education experts and researchers.
The effects of being a latchkey child differ with age. Loneliness , boredom and fear are most common for those younger than ten years of age. In the early teens, there is a greater susceptibility to peer pressure , potentially resulting in such behavior as alcohol abuse , drug abuse , sexual promiscuity and smoking .
Texas law doesn’t say what age is old enough for a child to stay at home alone. But parents and caregivers are still accountable for a kid’s care, and inadequate supervision can be a type of ...
Texas Education Code Section 25.086 states that a child is exempt from the requirements of compulsory school attendance if the child: attends a private or parochial school that includes in its ...
Studies have associated family disruption to delinquency and drug use. According to a study conducted in 1999 by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) that studied the relationship between family types and levels of delinquency/drug use, the greater number of times children live through a divorce, the more delinquent they become. [5]
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The hearing of the committee of April 22, 1987, focused on children who are included in states' foster care systems. [5] During the hearing, Chairman George Miller identified several issues facing children who are in foster care, including neglect and abuse; [5] poverty; [5] teen pregnancy; [5] and children being placed in foster care indefinitely [5] and sometimes, in other states and/or ...