Child, Youth Issues papers

Presents a community needs assessment regarding the need for programs to address obesity in Palm Beach County.

An exploration of the symptoms, prevalence rate, and treatment plans associated with clinical depression in young people.

A look at the psychological, physiological, biological, sociological and cultural factors that cause innumerable extremely disturbing and devastating mental disorders in the younger generation.

This paper examines the factors that influence a teenager's decision to have an abortion, including economics, Planned Parenthood programs, and parental consent laws.

Presents a hypothetical law case to determine the rights of custody when the child is not biologically related to the parents.

A discussion of the important issues that must be considered concerning children under the age of 10 and competitive sports.

A look at the role and importance of grief counselors in helping teenagers grieve the death of a friend.

An examination of whether child birth order affects the manner in which children communicate with their parents.

Examines the problem of health care for runaway teenagers.

This paper discusses Edgar Allen Poe's unhealthy relationships and Lewis Carroll's healthy relationships with young women.

Examines how gender stereotyping is reinforced throughout childhood and into adulthood.

Examines whether abstinence-only sex education is the cause of the growing rate of teen pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases in the United States.

A look at the lives and challenges minority and culturally diverse youths face growing up in major urban city environments.

This paper discusses the actions school can take to help solve the problems of youth.

This paper discusses "Avoidant Personality Disorder", a social constraint and feeling of insecurity and susceptibility towards criticism

An exploration of some of the variables that cause the victimization of juveniles.

An examination of how the law deals with the phenomenon of sexual child abuse.

A look at some of the issues that impact children as a part of group-home life within the foster care system in the United States.

A look at the causes and consequences of girls' involvement in youth gangs.

An examination of the correlation between violence against children and socio-demographic risk.

This paper discusses that infant child care affects a child's emotional attachment to his parents and shapes his future behavioral profile.

This paper discusses the economic theories of the household allocation process, which includes the power and decision-making roles within the family.

This paper reviews the autobiography of Tatum O?Neal, the youngest Oscar winner, entitled "A Paper Life".

A look at the difficulties faced by athletes in high school and the problems they face academically and socially.

A discussion of the issues facing kids in schools today in terms of crime and safety.

A discussion on whether the violence contained in video games negatively affects the children that view and use the games.

This paper talks about child violence and its prevalence in our society today.

A look at how violence in the media affects our children.

An overview of how adolescents grieve and ways to help them get through the grieving period.

An in-depth examination of whether open or closed adoption processes are in the best interest of the child.

Discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of this disorder in adolescents.

Examines the impact of the labeling process on society as put forth by several experts on the subject.

Presents an in-depth literature review discussing the long-term effects of prematurity.

A literature review on the subject of African-American fathers who have sole custody of their children. A comparison of the available literature for this group with those of other groups.

An overview of the changing family unit.

Examines how pre-term births can be prevented by making the correct decisions during pregnancy.

A research proposal to determine whether adoption is detrimental to the health or well-being of an adopted child.

A look at how teen suicides affect families and society as a whole.

Discusses the symptoms of and treatment for depression in teenagers.

Examines how commercials negatively affect children who view television on a regular basis.

A discussion of how families deal with loss and conflicts that occur as a result of crises.

This paper reviews studies about the cause of juvenile delinquency.

A discussion of developmental fear and the theories of Erik Erikson, who is famous for his studies in this area.

Essay examining the censorship of sexually explicit materials.

This paper outlines research to determine the ethics of marketing to children and to identify boundaries within which organizations should maintain their marketing efforts

A look into the connection between alcohol or drug-addicted parents and the level of juvenile delinquency among their children.

An examination of the social factors, especially family units, which contribute to juvenile delinquency and possible solutions to these problems.

This paper discusses arson, the intentional setting of fires, as a crime committed by children and adolescents.

Examines Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences in relation to cognitive development in middle childhood.

This paper uses Mary Jo Bane's book from the 1970s, "Here to Stay: American Families in the 20th Century", to examine the family of the 2000s.

This paper reviews various studies about the effect of divorce on children.

This paper asks if there is a correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children.

This paper reviews the history of child abuse, tracing the changes in the 16th, 18th and 20th centuries, and discusses the challenges that are faced today by the child protection system.

An overview of the organization, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

A comprehensive examination of how parental attendance at PTO meetings affects 7th grade students' GPA in an urban area in the United States.

An in-depth study into the rate of repeat pregnancies for teenagers.

This paper is a research proposal to test the relations of video games and childhood aggression.

In-depth study of adolescent suicide among minorities.

A study of the symptoms and possible treatments for Asperger Syndrome.

This paper discusses various types of learning disabilities and the law that promotes education for people with such disabilities.

This paper is a complete research project studying the effectiveness of one parenting communication skills class for parents who were court-mandated to attend such classes because of child abuse.

This paper discusses the responsibilities of parents and child caretakers have to teach and to ensure that their children have healthy eating habits.

This paper discusses the exodus of children from cities like London during WWII, the single greatest evacuation in Britain's history.

This paper discusses authoritarian and authoritative negative styles of parenting.

An overview of harmful initiation ceremonies among high school students known as hazing.

A brief explanation of the symptoms and treatments for ADD and ADHD.

This paper is a business plan for EMSDS, Emergency Medical Daycare Services, a part-time daycare program that meets the challenging scheduling needs of firefighters and EMS professionals with similar scheduling limitations.

Looks at the primary causes of school violence and the need to understand these causes as a method for preventing the violence.

This paper discusses the 'tweenager', a most significant European market segment because of its high purchasing power, brand loyalty, and familiarity with media technology.

Discusses the history and benefits of infant massage.

Examines the role that the state can play in controlling the entrance of tourists seeking sexual pleasures into its borders.

Examines the effect of drugs and alcohol on fetal development.

Explores the way reactive attachment disorder affects children as they grow up.

A discussion of the differences between parental and peer influence on adolescent behavior.

This paper analyzes J.D. Salinger's classic novel, "The Catcher in the Rye", to determine what separates Holden from the typical teenager.

Examines the effect of hospitalization from infancy to adolescence.

This paper is an extensive literature review about the most influential factor regarding adolescent substance abuse.

This paper reviews whether the violence in pro wrestling cause violence in children.

An overview of the problem of bullying in schools and what can be done to prevent it.

The paper focuses on providing information on many aspects of family violence.

An overview of the problem of global child labor and the way different countries view the issue.

A comparison of nuclear families vs. non-nuclear families in society.

This paper analyzes observed behavior of the author's preschool children on the basis of child development theory.

Describes some of the theories used to explain why youths decide to become gang members.

A comprehensive examination of the factors that contribute to injury in the adolescent athlete in the United States.

Examines the need for specialized counseling in the case of divorcing couples.

Discusses the importance of positive values to modern young people.

Examines how and why the tobacco industry aims its advertisements at the youth market.

An examination of how skin-head gangs are an increasing cause of juvenile delinquency.

Explores the long-term effects of rape using the book, "Prince of Tides", for reference.

Examines the effect on children who witness spousal violence in their home.

Study of the correlation between drug experimentation and crime among juveniles into adulthood.

Describes the advertising tactics of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing store.

Discusses the emotional and psychological development process that takes place in early adulthood.

Proposal to study whether society is causing biracial children to struggle with their identity.

A look at the factors contributing to the rise in juvenile delinquency and potential solutions.

Examines different solutions to the adolescent problem of peer pressure.

Examines the effect of divorce on the lives of children.

An in-depth look at the social problems relating to adolescent pregnancies in America today.

An overview of the emotional effects of divorce on children.