Interactions between children and the frail elderly can benefit both generations. Children can gain an understanding of
aging and develop meaningful relationships with older persons. Frail elders can enjoy the happiness and satisfaction of a
relationship with a child.
Death is a part of life.
It is as much a part of the human experience as birth. Yet death has become a taboo subject in this culture. Perhaps this is because death does not take place in the home as often as it once did. When people died at...
Most programs children watch are meant for adults. But children don’t have our broad experience with the real world. For young children, TV is the real world, even when it differs from their own values and experience.
Many children with developmental disabilities are not engaging in the recommended amount of daily physical activity (Pan, 2008; Shields, Dodd, & Abblitt, 2009; Whitt-Glover et al., 2006), which can lead to additional health disparities and decreased quality of life for children in this population (Field & Jette, 2007). The relationship...
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Parents play many roles as they guide their children’s developing food habits: model, teacher, mediator, provider, stage manager, and director. We’ll discuss these in the four lessons of Food for Tots.
Animation has long been a staple of children's television programming As
public service announcements (PSA5) have become an important part of children's
television programming, cartoon characters have started to appear in this form of
nonprogram material. By standard definition, PSAs are usually a 15 to 60-second spot
that promote education...
This study addresses how parents communicate with their children about Significant Emotional Events (SEEs). A SEE is an experience that is so mentally engaging as to cause an individual to consider, examine, and possibly change one's initial values or value system. It examines parent's goals, concerns, and values related to...