1.08 Parenting Skills

In the quote by Kevin Abdulraham it explains that if an individual can take any disadvantage whether it is psychical or mental and turn it into an advantage can make the drive in the individual unstoppable. Additionally, Banks-Santilli (2015) explains that students who are entering college feel that they are breaking the continuation of their family’s values (Para. 2). This feeling of betrayal can put an emotional toll on the student if they feel that their family does not support their decisions. Additionally, in “First-Generation Undergraduate Students and the Impacts of the First Year of College” Ryan Padgett (2012) explained that students whose parents went to college scored higher on cognitive and critical thinking test than a first generation college student (p. 259).

It was the Friday that we went on to Spring Break, we had skipped the whole day almost, but we still made it to school. The girls and I were ready to spend time together before I went off with my mom for Spring Break like I always did for each break. We had a feeling that things would pop off, but who would 've known it would of all happened all so fast. Months prior to this situation a old friend and I had got into a little altercation, and we had stopped being friends, Faith was her name. Faith, and her best friend Shayna, and I all rode the same bus and they had started bullying me, so I tried to avoid riding the bus as much as I could.

My grandmother has always made a point to show how hard work and a good education could propel me to new opportunities and help get me a better life than she had. This instilled work ethic and positivity inspires me to give all that I can every day and to look at situations in a positive and constructive light. Input from my grandparents and parents has shaped my worldview and actions. While my family lives comfortably now, my parents did not have such a lucky life. At a young age, my mom and dad worked to help support their families and to pay or college.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to apply into the Fairfield University Honors Program, I am very excited at the prospect of becoming a member. I believe I can contribute many things to the program. I have always looked for opportunities to extend my range of knowledge. The honors program here at Fairfield is the perfect opportunity for me to grow and develop as a person. In high school I was a member of the National Honors Society, which required extra service projects and activities during the year.

A functional family is a good support system. As the your parents give you what you need to advance and provide emotional support not just financially. A healthy support system is one which you can trust your family members rather that your emotions.A healthy support system is one you know you could lean back to knowing you’d be taken back with love rather than consequence. A healthy support system is intimate and personal. Sadly, Holden’s support system completely contrasts with an ideal support system.

Before Addie dies Anse promises her to bury her in her hometown of Jefferson and once she dies nothing seems to stop Anse from finishing this takes. Him getting her to Jefferson to be buried seems to be Anse’s way on coping with her death and almost like his last duty to her. Floods, broken bones, and not even fire could stop him from finishing his task. Although not even twenty-four hours after Anse buried Addie he went out and found another wife at the end of the book. Some might have seen Anse’s determination to bury as sweet, but in most of the book Anse acts selfishly and blames most of his problems on his bad luck rather than taking responsibility for it.

While the foster child already feels abandoned by their own parents and they do not need someone reminding them of the horrible past that they went through. This may lead the child to run away, act out in horrible violence, or do something terrible like commit suicide. Many foster children that enter the system comes in with a lot of problems but with the help of the proper foster parent and some counseling then they can overcome those emotional abuse and depression

Family, for most people, is defined as a sort of safe haven for people to go to. For others, families may be fragmented, split, or may have wrong ideals as a whole. Broken families, while they may have a long lasting effect on the spouses, can also have a detrimental, long-lasting effect on the children of these marriages which can lead to certain mental illnesses. For example, in the story of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Deborah faces the emotional effects of her mother’s death. Other stories such as “A Rose for Emily”, show how Emily 's fathers parenting techniques and a lack of a mother figure burdened her future.

In some unfortunate cases, they also pass through an unfortunate emotional trauma of a broken family. Adding to their miseries could be the adjustment with peers and odd behavior of teachers. They may also have a close call with child abuse, physical, sexual, and emotional neglect. Parents: Find the time. Sit and share.

Bereavement. Elderlies also shared that they have grieved over the death of their loved ones. This experience is one of the most stressful life situations of elderlies which may predispose them to mental health problems. Bereaved elderlies can be assisted to deal with their situation using the following: Be present and listen with compassion to support in the grieving process. One of the most difficult experiences in life is the death of a loved one as it brings painful emotions such as anger, sadness and guilt and can make the bereaved feel isolated.