Essays on Childhood

In his book, About Virtue, Alasdair McIntyre hails humans as the storytelling animal. He argues that from birth to death, human beings present a narratable life and their actions are held accountable. Therefore, human beings tend to live as if they are telling a story although unconsciously. For instance, most...

Effective Management of Children during Church Service Effective management of children during a church service is very important and it should be carried out by individuals assigned that responsibility by the church but more specifically by the parents. Every worshipping day, the worshippers in the church experience a lot of disruption...

“Can a Playground Be Too Safe?” is an essay written by John Tierney and published in the New York Times on 18/7/2011. The essays highlight the benefits associated with tall jungle gyms and tall slides like facilitating the emotional development, enabling children to overcome fears, being adventurous and thrilling especially...

Angelica Pickles Angelica Pickles is an unkind, harsh and selfish kid. She is the eldest cousin to two siblings, Tommy and Dil Pickles. In most cases, Angelica is seen mistreating her cousins and others kids, as well as her friends. She displays the character of a person with low self-control. She...

The food issue I have selected is about obesity among children. According to research, obesity is getting worse in children today. Experts are putting the blame on a society which has continued to encourage the consumption of junk food in spite of the overwhelming proof about its health risks and...

Childhood Days in Mexico There are a myriad of things that differentiate us as individual human beings. Among these things is our childhood. This is since we all experienced different and unique backgrounds that ultimately set us apart from each other. For my part, my days in Mexico have been of...

The book Childhood in a Global Perspective is a compelling new book that talks about a unique worldview perception about the lives of children across the world. The book focusses on explaining how the perspective of childhood is being fundamentally reshaped. The author notes that the reshaping of the notions...

The first problem: Should college athletes be paid salaries? The first problem is whether college athletes need to be paid salaries on not. One side may argue that college athletes are in campuses to pursue academics rather than sports, and therefore should not receive payments for taking part in competitive sports....

Obesity and Its Effects Obesity refers to health condition where fat in the body is excess. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is extensively utilized as the screening procedure to determine the existence of the disease. Moreover, childhood obesity is long-term and immediate effects on emotional, social, and physical health (Sahoo et...

We were a simple family of five. My parents and my two siblings, before we were joined by our cousin who was orphaned at an early age. My mother has not gone through school, and my dad is a Hindu priest and has a college equivalent degree. My younger brother...

Friendship is a relationship between people with mutual affection. Friendship goes beyond association it is a powerful form of interpersonal bond. Various academic fields have tried to study friendship, some of these fields include; equity theory, attachment styles, social exchange theory and relational dialectics. Despite having various forms of friendships,...

The Debate on Children Obeying Their Parents The position that children should always obey their parents is highly debatable because of the many factors that determine the success of their relationship. To guarantee the success of obeying the societal norms and national laws, children have been socialized in a manner that...