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1. I agree that there is a lot of pressure on kids to do well in school. There are a lot of students who are not satisfied with getting a B. They take it hard and find it difficult to be content with it. It is unfortunate that at such a young age, they are already so hard on themselves.

One of the other things I have noticed is kids who have large families tend to take on more responsibility. There are times where the older children have to be the adult if their parent is not at home, or if their parents are divorced. It adds on to the expectations of the kids and can add more stress to their life. 

2. I enjoyed reading your post and agree with your reasoning completely. When considering that children looks up to their parents or caregivers and find their approval necessary. The kind of encouragement is needed within a child development into adulthood. That sens of recognitions can go a long way, having such high expect ions with constant dismissal of disappointment cant lead a child into depression. As you mentioned the affects of parents pushing their children to hard or too far, negative results within the child's outcome. The importance that what reflects off of parents and caregivers effects the child in dramatic ways that impacts their development and growth.

3. I thought that you made a great point about childhood depression and how many children are being held at a high standard by their parents. I think this is very true as I personally have experienced this in my life at an early age. I know many parents want what is best for their children so they may push them to be the best that they can be, though it may cause more harm than good. I think that parents should try not to set super high expections for their children and allow their children to go at the pace they feel comfortable in without feeling pressured.

4. After reading about what Child Psychologist David Elkind had to say about today’s children, I agreed with it. Children are rushed and pressured to grow up quickly. As the textbook states, “He warns that the pressure of modern life are forcing children to grow up too soon and are making their childhood too stressful” (McGraw, 2014. Pg. 316). I think it just depends on the parents and the background they come from. They could be the kind of parents where they want their children to be good in every sport, still be able to get good grades in school, and be a good person. To an adult, it may not seem like a lot to handle. It can be difficult for a child to juggle all of that at once. Children under this type of pressure do not enjoy their childhood. Sometimes I think we expect too much from our children and do not realize it. I want to be the parent that let my children enjoy their life and let them be kids as long as they can. Children are only children for a few years, they have the rest of their life to be adulthood.

5. Divorce can impact children because it is a change in family pattern and routine that they are use to. When marriages end in divorce it results in a single parent having no financial help from the other partners behalf. This is very hard for any child to see any parent struggling and there is nothing they can do about it. Often times a single parent looks to their child for personal support and sharing problems (Malone, 1997). This is not something a child should have to deal with or even hear about. This can eventually cause the child to have a fear of failure, because they see their parents not doing great in their finances or home life. The child will have a low self- esteem, because all their energy is being taking up with family problems. Something that can help a child’s self-esteem is to not comparing them to any other kid around them. I think the kids with divorced parents do have a disadvantage, because they don’t get the every day interaction with both their parents and the dynamic in the home is a lot different. They have to get out of a routine and move around to two different houses. It can put a lot of stress on kid and grades could drop in school. 

6. Divorce is a difficult decision, and it is accompanied by many side effects that change the lives of all family members, especially children.  The rates of divorce are increasing every year.  "More than 1.5 million children are involved in divorces each year." (Martorell. G. Papalia, D. Felman, R., 2014). Children may face difficulty in controlling their feelings and accepting their parent's decision to separate, and they may get affected psychologically and emotionally. Divorce also has long-term effects due to children's lack of skills and continues to experience problems in areas that require skills such as education and social life.  Children feel confused, disoriented, mentally, stressed, and the inability to concentrate on studying well, due to the dynamic changes and negative feelings that may accompany that parent's separation decision also, divorce impacts the social life of the children.  "Children with divorced parents tend to have lower academic achievement and more problems with social relationships" (Martorell. et al., 2014). Family is the first social unit in which the child grows up where he comes into contact with it daily. It is responsible for preparing the children for a social life so that they are effective members of society. Not to mention that it has great importance in a child's life, especially in the early years of their lives, as it is the child's whole world.  The family provides a child with a sense of belonging, tenderness, security, love, self-respect, understanding, and freedom, and a child of divorced parents may not experience those feelings.  Parents build family relationships in which a child grows up. Family plays a critical and vital role in the child's life and his psychological and social stability.