Adopting Older Children : This 5 page research
paper
explores the challenges and joys of adopting the older child.
More challenges exist because these children have more
memories to overcome. The writer explains the kinds of
situations that become obstacles to the child and of which the
adoptive parents need to be aware. Adopting infants is certainly
easier but the writer contends there are joys as well as
challenges in either case. Adopt.wps Transracial
Adoption : A 14 page research paper on
Transracial Adoption. Stresses how the concept can "work" in
our contemporary society. Includes 1 appendix and 8
references. Adoptin2.wps
Transracial Adoption # 2 : 6 pages of research on
Transracial
Adoption; presents both sides of the issues. Contains 20+
references in a suggested bibliography. Adoptint.wps
Changes In Foster Care : A 6 page paper on changes
taking
place in the foster care system, how it has failed kids in the past,
how changes are concentrating on getting kids out of the system
and either back home or up for adoption within 1 year.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. Fosterca.wps
Grandparents Or Foster Care ? : Should children who
are
taken from their parents be placed with a grandparent or in
foster care. Most believe a grandparent provides a better home;
some argue for foster homes. The issue is discussed in this 4
page essay. Placemen.wps
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren : A 12 page
research
paper. The writer asserts there is a new epidemic in the U.S. --
grandparents raising their grandchildren at a time in their lives
when they thought their minute-to-minute parenting
responsibilities were behind them and they were planning or
already in retirement. Various issues are explored in this essay
including the changes in the lifestyles of both grandparent and
child, obstacles, challenges, fears and joys. Bibliography lists 8
sources. Grand.wps
The Sudden Death of a Child / Siblings Coping With The
Fact : A 9 page paper discussing the death of a young child in a
sudden and often violent manner. The siblings and the fact that
they have been neglected in terms of research and counseling
are the main focus. Children can be simple and not understand
what has happened like adults do and it is important to approach
them correctly according to their cognitive abilities.
Bibliography lists10 sources. Sudeath.wps
Male Suicide & The Impacts on the Family : A 5
page
paper that provides an overview of the issues related to male
suicide and the impacts on their family members, from both a
psychological and social perspective. Bibliography lists 5
sources. Malesuic.wps
Orphanages / Controversy : A 5 page overview of the
orphanage debate. The writer posits that although few would
argue against removing children from abusive homes, few
would agree with the Republican plan that the government
should raise children living in loving, but impoverished homes.
Issues discussed are orphan surveys, historical view of
orphanages, and the role of big government. Bibliography cites
5 sources. Orphangs.doc
Proposal For Integral Child Care
Services : A 30 page,
partly-fictitious financial proposal under the Partners In
Change program to keep 1600 children in the Washington, D.C.
area in affordable childcare program in light of the reduction in
state and federal funds. The proposal covers a background of
the problem in the industry and for the D.C.-based facilities, a
description of the partnership programs, why government
funding does not work, funding resources and a proposed
budget. Bibliography lists approximately 2 dozen references.
Chidcare.wps
The Importance of Quality Rural Child Care : A 10 page
discussion of the quality of traditional rural child care verses
that provided in an urban centralized group care facility.
Concludes that while rural children face many economic related
problems, the care that they receive outside the home is not
necessarily inferior to that provided in centralized child care
facilities and, in fact, may be superior. Bibliography lists 9
sources. Childimp.wps
. |