... different factors such as divorce, serious financial distress, drug abuse and even mental illness. Unfortunately, poor parental monitoring is a strong predictor of anti-social behavior. Lack of authority and inconsistent discipline increase the risk of delinquency two and a half times over those who experienced better supervision. Interactions between parents and children and among siblings provide opportunities for children to acquire or ... especially if the live an areas of high levels of crime. Children are able to resists the temptations of the streets when they receive discipline an...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... not about accumulating wealth or fame, but doing well in relationships, having an actualized dream career, and affecting the society positively. However, these accomplishments are tied to hard work, honesty, discipline and making the right decisions. Success has popularly gained a narrow definition of fame and fortune; nevertheless, the measurement of success is different for each individual. This is because success is ... ...

• Word Count: 1211
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... it would be very interesting to interview couples that have coviewed prior to marriage and having children, preferably when dating or in engagement, and determine whether their ideas of proper discipline on their children has changed. I am interested to see if people like Marie have changed in what the couple thought they would do if a hypothetical situation arose and how they ... ...

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... missions all over the world tore the father-son relationship apart. As a teenager, his parents saw a growing rebellious side of Franklin and sent him to a Christian boarding school to help discipline him. Instead, he broke the rules by sneaking out, getting caught with drugs and alcohol, and chasing girls (Branson 6). Franklin is a classic example of what can happen if the pressures ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
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... the world of codes and norms, which for most part Abigail seemed to accept, Mary often lived as an individual and outside these norms. Mary Todd rarely experienced or observed discipline and reserved conduct in Lexington's contradicting setting of frontier violence, slave mistreatment and personal abandonments. Her individuality was reflected as early as in her marriage ceremony, void of traditional female ... ...

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... own, once again much like the USA. When asking a man by the name of Thom Snyder who has a German background of what he knows about the German family he implies "discipline is key in raising children." The German people value their family, friendships, and leisure time much more than they value their long workweeks. A numerous amount of Germans volunteer to do ... ...

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... youthful well being are especially acute when the cause of parental absence is marital separation, divorce, or desertion. After a divorce, there are significant changes in family composition, parent-child interaction, discipline, and socioeconomic conditions, and emotional reactions from both the parents and the children. Children at a young age may not understand what a divorce is. For example, toddlers and preschoolers may not ... ...

• Word Count: 2097
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... of these situations cannot be helped, the same problems can occur for the children involved as in homosexual relationships. Growing up neglected due to their parent's needs and lacking basic discipline are just some of the problems which have been known to complicate single-parented children. In the past single-parent families were not particularly common either. History suggests that it ... ...

• Word Count: 1079
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate