Mostly influenced by big companies and the media, young people have begun to fall under the influence of television and junk-food more than their own parents. ... Parents usually encourage kids to be mature and to think for themselves, but this article shows how television programs put ideas into kids' heads about how they should live. ... When Brian had "questions about sex " he looked to "an episode of Baywatch to answer them all. " Television programs have a big influence on children and the article criticizes how the media encourages kids to have a bad lifestyle. ... This article also...

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The main reasons I have noticed in peer pressure and family influences. ... Now days you have all these kids that think it is "cool" to smoke and you want to be considered "cool" too. ... Smoking then makes you feel "cool" and gives you this "bad kid look I can break the rules and do things I am not supposed to do image." ... I think that gives them the want to do it and then influence their friends to smoke too. ... I really wish I would have never started smoking and I wish kids would open there eyes and see their consquences (which they never do) and make deci...

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The shows on the TV and the articles in the newspapers influence our decision process, shaping our perceptions for the world. ... Children, because of lack of mature judging values, are more susceptible to the influence of the television. ... They are should not have a career, but should take care of the kids and the house. ... The assumption that when such kids grow up, they inevitably will be gay. ... Some of them even went extreme and oppressed their kids by using punishment. ...

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However, without safe and appropriate care after school, these kids have a greater likelihood of developing behavior problems both in and out of school. ... How do kids spend their time after school hours? ... With nothing constructive to do and nowhere interesting to go during these hours, kids are likely to find things to do and places to go that have a negative influence on healthy development. ... Investing in these programs is investing in the future of America because it is investing in kids" safety, as well as kids" academic, social, physical, and emotional development. Every penny ...

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During youth, environment, parents and friends all play a large part in a kid's life. ... The idea that "everyone's doing it" may influence some kids to leave their better judgment, or their common sense, behind. ... Just because a kid is bad or acts out doesn't make them a juvenile delinquent. ... " While growing up most children are exposed to too many emotional influences without being taught how to react to them. ... Some kids come from homes where the parents are negligent or not involved with them. ...

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Pre-school kids develop certain basic attitudes, beliefs and a sense of nationalism and identity. Kids in this stage can recognize the U.S. ... By age 8 kids can recognize what party they are, Republican or Democrat, by simply asking their parents. ... I remember my parents having a kind of political influence over me when I was around 15 our local elections for mayor were going on and asked my mom who she was going to vote for? ... My fifth question was about the influence of mass media on people, and again I got a split answer right down the middle. ...

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At what age do kids know the difference between right or wrong? ... Many things influence children from their peers, gangs and even bully's, areas that parents have little or no control of. ... Parents know there are different influences their children like peers and the media. ... Enroll your kids in private school if needed and keep them busy with sports and other recreational activities. ... So in conclusion I think there are many ways to keep your kids out of trouble. ...

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Some kids are suing fast food companies, because they feel that they are making them fat. ... I blame the government and the parents for children's fast food related obesity because the government doesn't stop promoting fast food products knowing that kids and people are becoming obese and parents because they are the ones providing food for them. ... James Mcneal a professor of marketing at Texas A&M and an authority on marketing to children states that "It's the largest market there is...Kids four to twelve spend on their own wants and needs about $30 billion a year, but...

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I think that this is happing through the influence of our media and teenagers today. -padded push up bras are coming into the kids section in major stores such as target and myers -saw a child around the age of 7 wearing high heel boots a mini skirt and a small top that showed her tummy. ...

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Lori is the first one to discover that she wants to get away from Welch and her family after discovering what it is like to be treated "normal" by the kids at the summer camp she attends. ... They could never get too attached to an item; when the family moves, the kids are only allowed to bring one important item of theirs with them. ... Months go by then Jeannette and Brian get made fun of by a kid in their neighborhood, Ernie. ... Despite Rex and Rosemary being bad influences for the children, the girls still manage to escape and be successful by their selves. ...

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There were around 30-40 kids and few volunteers. ... In her office, she explained me how she was inspired to help these imprisoned parents and their kids and how she collected funds to begin her work. ... It was so overwhelming to leave those innocent kids and the volunteers who had become my best friends by the end of those six months. ... I am also satisfied that I succeeded to influence my brother and sister and some of my close friends to be a part of this noble cause....

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Low-income Outreach: The Impact on Youth Would you like to know how to transform a delinquent teenager? Do you send him or her away to boot camp or military school? Teenagers who are involved in low-income outreach programs not only improve the lives of others but find themselves changed as we...

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As we examine the court cases of Marie-Jeanne Bartonne and the Saddler Committee and the value placed on children we will see the overwhelming influence of popular thought in the verdict and decision handed down. ... Paris being the heart of the Enlightenment movement we are able to see it direct influence on the judicial system in this case. ... You could all so argue that the pursuit of her own happiness, a Natural Law that is at work at all times influenced her behavior with her knowing. ... But what about the Kids? ...

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It is when that person gets out of control, or steps behind the wheel of a car, that he or she becomes a great danger to others while under the influence, but that can happen to anyone, whether you are 21 or younger. ... Almost as if drinking were a forbidden fruit, teenagers and college kids have began to drink "underground." ...

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Literature Review The effects of positive parenting is important to look at, as it may change the parent's method of raising their kids and may change our society into a more positive and productive one. Positive parenting has a large influence in the development of a child, and as stated by Piaget's four stages of Cognitive development: the way a parent raises a child not only affects the child for the moment but also for a larger part of the child's life. ... Research Design This research is designed to target teenagers and adults which have become successful and are a positiv...

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Play influence cognitive, social, emotional development as well as self - regulation, motivation and decentration. ... My first experiment included the kids' dramatic play. ... The environment and the relationship between the kids within the group inspired creativity and role playing. ...

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However, there is perhaps a more poignant analysis of this story for the 1990's, where, due to psychological and social influences, Paul senselessly drives himself to an early grave. ... While everyone wants kids to be mature and responsible, the fact is, they are children, and this kind of responsibility robs them of a happy, carefree childhood. ...

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