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Article Review: Why Toddlers Bite, 2008.
This paper reviews an article titled 'A New Bit on Toddler Biting- The Influence of Food, Oral Motor Development, and Sensory Activities' by Ramming, Kyger and Thompson published in "Young Children".
760 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that one of the most upsetting events for parents and children is when a child is bitten by another child. The author points out that the article addresses this problem from the standpoint of developmental problems including oral motor development, sensory integration and behavioral organization. The paper relates that Ramming, Kyger and Thompson believe that the best way to stop children from biting is to meet their developmental needs. The author surmises that, basically, children bite in reaction to different senses that they do not understand. The paper cites that the article suggests that the ways to prevent biting includes feeding the children foods that they can chew on and giving them oral stimulation brushes and other chewing objects.
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"The authors believe biting is linked to oral development or the suck, swallow, and breathe synchrony. Children bite in order to change the environment. When a child feels stressed, the child bites to ease the stress. Sensory integration is related to the normal vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, but also proprioceptive sense, vestibular sense, and tactile sense. When any of these are threatened, a child may bite (Running, Kyger, and Thompson, 2006, 18). Children cannot understand many of the senses that they are feeling so they bite to reduce the stress. The hypothesis by the authors states centers on the belief that a child bites when he is trying to respond to a situation but lacks the ability to handle the situation."
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Choking Prevention in Toddlers, 2007.
An assessment of the health belief model as an effective model of intervention in the prevention of toddler deaths by choking.
1,298 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper discusses the need for more parental awareness on the dangers of choking among children ages 1 to 4. It recommends that health care administrators and agencies use the health belief model as a routine tool for educating parents about the potential dangers associated with toddler choking. It proposes that this model supplies ample information about choking prevention and can supply parents with the education they need to intervene in a choking situation. It also explores how adopting this model will help, not only promote awareness, but to educate parents about the specific strategies they can adopt to remove this hazard from their environment.
Outline:
Introduction
Prevention Need Toddlers
Health Promotion Model/Rationale for Selection
Significance of Study and Model
Recommendations
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"There is much support for the health belief model as an effective technique for educating parents and preventing choking in toddlers. Chew, Kim & Palmer (1998) conducts a longitudinal study promoting use of the health belief model for adapting nutrition behavior among motivated participants. Their results lend positive support for use of this model. Epstein et al. (1993) suggest that the health belief model is a theory driven model that provides positive findings in most cases. Further their research investigations suggest the health belief model is ideal for adapting behavior and promoting positive and compliant health related behavior among parents (Epstein et al. 1993)."
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Forensics and Bite Marks, 2008.
This paper discusses the use of bite marks to identify individuals in the field of forensic odontology.
2,128 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the field of forensic odontology deals with the study of teeth and uses scientific research and analysis for application to the legal system. The writer points out that forensic odontologists use the unique pattern of bite marks, to retrieve and if possible cast a 3D impression, ultimately matching them to the suspect's teeth having the highest probability. The writer discusses that forensic odontologists play crucially important roles in identification of victims and suspects. Bite marks are being used more often as a means of recognition, but it must be done with restraint as our knowledge in this field is still far from complete. The writer concludes that as time moves forward, it is imminent that new technologies will narrow down the gap between bite mark analysis, and the more established methods such as fingerprints that have been predominating much of forensics.
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Introduction
Human Teeth in Forensic Odontology
A Brief History
Bite marks and Forensics
Dental Records
Bite mark Analysis
Application in Forensics
Bite mark Processing
Advantages and New Developments
Limitations
Conclusion
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"The first time that teeth were used to identify bodies dates back to 1849, after a fire at the opera in Vienna. By the 1890s, there was a recorded case of a woman who was murdered close to the city of Paris. It was apparent that the woman had been strangled, knowing that strangulation victims sometimes manage to bite their attacker, the autopsy surgeon decoded to make impression casts of the victim's teeth. Approximately a week later a Frenchman was arrested and when the police noticed bitemarks on one of his hands, they decided the marks to the victim's dental cast, it was a perfect match.
"In a more amusing case, in 1903 Cumberland, a burglar broke into a home and during his looting he decided to help himself to a piece of cheese, he was later caught and convicted based on his teeth mark in the cheese."
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The Toddler, 2005.
This paper discusses Mary's toddler, Janet and focuses on her skills and abilities.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper looks at toddlers and focuses on Janet, a very active toddler at all times who never loses interest in exploring her environment. The paper explains that she seems to have a need to know everything. The paper relates how now Janet is at the point where she enjoys scribbling with a crayon and explains that she has sufficient motor skills that most of the time she can feed, dress and toilet herself with minimal assistance. The paper emphasizes that Mary finds she has her hands full at all times and that Janet is someone she constantly has to get to know!
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"Mary is a family friend who has a daughter named Janet, aged 14 months. The period between one and two years of age is the toddler. Toddlerhood extends from the time when the child begins walking independently until they can walk and run without effort (Ross-Kerr & Wood, 2001). Janet was already walking at ten months, but another neighbor's child did not start walking until 15 months. Mary realizes that the difference does not mean anything beyond that developmental progression is highly individual."
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The Emotional Life of a Toddler, 2005.
A look at the stages of emotional development experienced by a toddler.
2,451 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper describes the different forms of emotional behavior and development that take place during the toddler years and then presents a guide for teachers and parents on how to understand the emotional lives of toddlers and how best to deal with some of their frustrations.
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"When a baby learns to walk, often within months of his first birthday, he leaves the stage of infancy behind and becomes a "toddler (Murphy, p. 150)." After taking these first independent steps, toddlers become very goal-oriented. The act of walking more than a few steps become a goal, which when reached, is more important than staying close to his home base. When a toddler reaches the point that walking becomes routine, he often realizes that being safe requires his teachers or guardian to be close by. During this transition time, there are usually major developments in a toddler?s emotional skills."
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Parallels Between "The Sun Also Rises" and "Reality Bites", 2000.
An examination of the obvious relationship parallels between the film "Reality Bites" and Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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This essay explores the parallels between Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and the film "Reality Bites". Human nature is depicted as realistically as
possible and allegorical characters show the unwavering parallels of all people.
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Toddler's Nutrition, 2002.
An examination of problems with young children's nutrition followed by a thorough literary review of the sources.
6,104 words (approx. 24.4 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 144.95
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This paper provides facts and figures about malnutrition statistics amongst babies and toddlers. It explains that a high percentage of children are malnutritioned simply because of their fussy eating habits and not because of neglect. Following an introduction of the data, the paper examines 21 literary sources and summarizes the opinions of each one for the causes and consequences of toddler malnutrition and what can be do to reverse this trend.
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"According to the United States Department of Agriculture, barely ? of all toddlers and preschoolers today eat a balanced diet (Schaaf 2002), a serious health concern to all, especially to parents. Undersecretary of Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Shirley Watkins ascribes the situation to the fact that, when these young children stop being breastfed and receiving baby foods in jars, their regular servings of milk, fruits and vegetables do not replace the nutrients they used to get from breast milk and jarred baby foods."
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"Culture of Thin Bites", 2004.
Discusses how Ellen Goodman uses the art of rhetoric in her essay on the Western ideal of thinness.
803 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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In Ellen Goodman?s essay, ?The Culture of Thin Bites-Fijian Teens?, the writer argues against the thin culture that the United States is responsible for injecting around the world. The paper examines how Goodman distinctly uses the three forms of rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos, in her piece, making her arguments seem valid and authentic.
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"Logos comes next in this argument, as after presenting an overview of Fijian values before 1995, Goodman proves that television was indeed responsible for the massive transformation during 1995. She backs her argument with the help of sound factual information and presents important statistics. Goodman incorporates facts, which prove that after 1995, major changes were noticed in the behavior of Fijian youth as far as body image was concerned. It was precisely in 1995 that Fijians got access to international television channels and within months after that, there was a dramatic change in the attitude of youth towards body image and diet."
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Child Development and Toys, 2002.
A look at the how toys offer a variety of ways to help toddlers and children develop.
1,159 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines the importance of toys in the physical and psychological development of infants, toddlers and children. It evaluates how different toys can stimulate different cognitive development such as building blocks which can expand a child?s capacity in interpreting spatial relationships and math concepts like weight size and gravity. It discusses the psychology of how certain toys can be 'security blankets' or sleeping companions or even imaginary friends promoting a child's need for security but also preparing children for building loving bonds with others by applying their love for the doll to people in real life.
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"Toys dominate in children?s daily activities early in childhood and play a crucial role in helping kids construct meanings from everyday experiences. Many kinds of concept are built with the aid of toys. A child experiences basic qualities like softness and hardness, flexibility and rigidity as he or she pokes a stuffed animal or squeezes a rubber doll. When building with blocks, children learn about spatial relationships and math concepts like weight size and gravity. As toy historians Eugene and Asterie Provenzo assert, toys provide children with ?the opportunity to penetrate and understand the physical environment in which they live?. "
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How Children Learn Language, 2007.
A review of a book on the language of infants and toddlers by Roberta Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek, entitled "How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life".
994 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the book "How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life" by Roberta Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek." It explains that the book is geared toward parents with infants who are interested in tracking how their children learn language. The paper looks at a portion of this book which is devoted to "experiments" that parents can do with their children. This also paper examines the style in which the book is written, the language used and the use of humour. Overall the writer was not impressed with this book and feels that it adds very little to the study of language development.
Outline:
Overview
In Utero
Tactile Learning
Babbling and Other Things
Toddlers
Conclusion
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"The authors of this book, Roberta Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek, claim that the fetus is being prepared to hear "the contours of our voice and the cadences of speech without ever hearing words the way that we do" (13). The words that the fetus hears, the authors state, is like the swimming pool game of guessing words spoken underwater.It is possible to hear the syllables and pitch of those words, but in most cases the words are indistinct at best. Using an experiment that monitored fetal heart rate, which declines initially before rising again when the fetus is exposed to a new experience, researchers found that babies can even differentiate between new sounds even in the uterus (14-15). Other experiments revealed that the fetus could determine differences in music and in poetry as well."
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Toilet Training, 2005.
An analysis of the social and developmental impact of toilet training on toddlers.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper looks at toilet training from historical, social, developmental and health perspectives. The paper analyzes the role that the child plays (mentally and developmentally), the parents play (their world-views and influence) and the primary care physicians play (advice, proper medication). The paper further examines what may occur if toilet training is a positive experience for the child (self-image), and what may occur if it is negative (constipation, lack of control, painful bowel movements). The writer shows the importance of carefully implemented toilet training.
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"Toilet training may never seem to be a negative experience; after all, few adults can fully recall their own encounters with this event. However, it can be an important milestone in the life of a child, especially in the autonomy of a toddler. If the experience is a positive one, the child learns self-control, effective bladder and bowel management, and gains a sense of achievement. If the experience is a negative one, the child may feel a loss of control, fear of toileting, and experience constipation, encopresis or enuresis. While each child will learn to be potty trained at distinctive ages and through various methods, it is important that the parents and primary care physicians be vigilant in understanding the child's various needs through the toilet training process."
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Interactive Toys, 2003.
Discusses the influence of interactive toys on the development of infants and toddlers.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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Discusses how interactive toys transform ways in which young children acquire playing and socializing skills. Discusses various types and the sophistication of interactive toys and whether they play favorable or adverse roles.
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"The emergence of a large variety of interactive toys has transformed the way in which infants and toddlers acquire playing and socializing skills. Interactive toys range from simple toys such as the ticklish Elmo doll that talks and shakes with the squeez..."
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The Impact of Childcare on Early Childhood Development, 2002.
A discussion of the cognitive and psychosocial development of infants and toddlers who attend daycare.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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Discusses the cognitive and psychosocial development of infants and todders who attend daycare. Examines recent research studies on the topic that identify characteristics of a good child-care situation. Need for high quality care. Complexity of the issue due to complex variables outside the childcare setting that effect the development of young chilldren.
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"Introduction
The topic of this paper is the effects of childcare on the cognitive and psychosocial development of infants and toddlers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 65 percent of mothers with children below the age of six are working. The Children?s Defense Fund estimates that as many as six million infants and toddlers go to childcare centers. Thus, it is little wonder that over the last 15 years, many studies have been conducted to analyze the impact of childcare on the development of young children (Patten, 1999, p. 1). In this paper, the literature dealing with this topic over the last four years will be summarized and evaluated for their strengths and weaknesses.
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Trying to Change a Bad Habit, 2002.
An introduction to causes and treatment of nail biting.
884 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how nail biting overtly appears to be an insignificant and a common bad habit and how medical and psychological research does not have the same opinion on the correct rationale for the behavior. It shows how research findings point to the fact that the bad habit of nail biting can be a consequence of a number of medical ailments such as nervous tension or constant worry but can also be merely an ordinary bad habit. Remedy of this bad habit varies according to the individual however, frequent grooming and the sense of self care play a vital role in effectively eradicating nail biting.
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"In most cases, nail biters relieve their tensions by biting nails. Thus this habit is taken to be a tension reliever by most people. In individuals who are not accustomed to nail biting, the habit can be generated through any sort of discord in their family, group of friends, workmates, or school colleagues.
On the whole, the habit of nail biting is a replacement of one drawback with another problem, based on the reason of the nail biter. Ninety nine percent of individuals who are into the habit of nail biting either have inconsiderable issues that bring about anxiety, or have this as an unchanging habit. Very few nail biters have deeper emotional complexities that result in nail biting (McClanahan, 1995)."
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A Critique of Playwright Judith Thompson's "Lion in the Streets", 2008.
A critical review of Judith Thompson's play "Lion in the Streets".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper is a biting critique of Judith Thompson's play "Lion in the Streets". It praises the play's musical language and its artistically choreographed staging. At the same time, the paper criticizes the play as a series of lightly connected vignettes and Thompson's characters as being extremely emotional, yet stereotypical and flat. The paper also questions Thompson's unusual use of a double ending. To conclude, the reviewer fails to find enough redeeming qualities in the play.
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""Lion in the Streets" is an actor's play, a piece written to allow an actor to take his craft as raw and far down into the dirt as possible. For me, the greatest acting is seen in moments of restraint and subtlety, attributes you will find nowhere is this work. I can only imagine how Lion in the Streets would fill a theatre, leaving no room for the audience. I imagine the overall effect of the play, when performed, to be choking and to inevitably feel artistically masturbatory. Reading it left me with the distinct desire to pat Judith Thompson comfortingly on the head and tell her that "yes, we know you are dark, we know it all hurts, but we need something new". The playwright has a beautiful control of words and a complex understanding of rhythm. Her dialogue is like music, and her staging is choreographed with the intricacies of a dance. But my problem with her skill is the same problem I have with much contemporary Canadian theatre. I am tired of hearing how it hurts and am ready to explore why, and more importantly, is there redemption, or hope?"
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