ongoing parental conflict increases kids ’ risk W r i t i n g

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Growing up in a home with structure and loving parents protects children from mental, physical, educational, and social problems. With that being said, about 50 percent(one in two) of married couples get divorced within the first ten years of marriage. The end of a marriage typically releases a flood of emotions that specifically has an effect on any children that may be involved. These feelings can appear at any time, and will most likely be unexpected. Parental divorce is not a single event but rather represents a series of stressful experiences for the entire family that begins with marital conflict before the actual separation and includes many adjustments afterward, (Berns, 2016, p. 91). We can compare what Berns has said here to the writing of Lisa Herrick, Ph.D., as she suggests that most children adjust well within two years following divorce; on the other hand, children often experience more problems when parents remain in high-conflict marriages instead of splitting up, (2013, American Psychological Association). Any divorce, split-up, conflicts, etc are going to have an effect on the children involved. Nonetheless, the choices parents make before and after the divorce are what is going to affect the child the most. Ongoing parental conflict increases kids’ risk of psychological and social problems. If appropriate, give them a few weeks’ notice before moving them to a new home. It can be helpful to minimize changes as much as possible in the months and years following a divorce, (Herrick, 2013).

It is important as a parent in the divorce that you, your spouse, or both focus on building strong and positive reciprocal relationships for the child. Learn to establish open communication and define everyone’s role within the family. Keep each child a main priority/focus in your relationship before making decisions ask yourself “How will this affect our child’s growth and development?”. There is no easy part when it comes to divorce however, decisions can be made in order to make things easier to cope with and less stressful.

Topic 2-

It was astonishing to notice in Figure 3.5 that only 1% makes up the capitalist class. With a population of nearly 332,000,000 people just under 320,000 people are investors, heirs, or executives. Some societies include inherited factors and place members by ascribed status; that is, family lineage, gender, birth order, or skin color, (Berns, 2016, p. 105). Whereas other societies place members based on achieved statuses such as education, occupation, income, or place of residence. Socioeconomic status impacts our language and cognitive abilities by what we are able to learn from our parents. Most of what we learn as children come from our parents, therefore they have a critical role in our development. Often, people with lower socioeconomic status are less educated than people with a higher status. In this case, as children, our cognitive development could be negatively affected by the lack of knowledge from our parents. On the other hand, socioeconomic status positively impacts the cognitive skills of children through the improved ability to think when they are in good health. A lower status may make providing healthy meals on a regular basis difficult, while a higher status makes it easier to obtain healthy food on a regular basis. A hungry child lacking nutrients will find it harder to focus and develop more challenging critical thinking skills.

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