Safe Place For Children Research Articles

The Wrong Side

This poem is an interpretive poetic transcription describing the experience of a young immigrant child. Being on the “wrong side” becomes a symbolic representation of an internal and external conflict between different ways to know. Schools are not always a safe place for children whose lives have been uprooted unless teachers become advocates and allies.

School in Italy: a safe place for children and adolescents

BackgroundDuring the first SARS-CoV-2 pandemic phase, the sudden closure of schools was one of the main measures to minimize the spread of the virus. In the second phase, several safety procedures were implemented to avoid school closure.To evaluate if the school is a safe place, students and staff of two school complexes of Rome were monitored to evaluate the efficacy of prevention measures inside the school buildings.MethodsOral secretions specimens were collected from 1262 subjects for a total of 3431 samples, collected over a 3 months period.Detection of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was performed by real-time PCR. Target genes were represented by E gene, RdRP/S gene and N gene.ResultsAmong the 3431 samples analyzed, just 16 sample resulted as positive or low positive: 1 sample in the first month, 12 samples in the second month and 3 in the third month.In each period of evaluation, all positive children attended different classes.ConclusionsEven if the school has the potential for spreading viruses, our preliminary results show the efficacy of the implementations undertaken in this setting to minimize virus diffusion.Our evidence suggests that school does not act as an amplifier for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and can be really considered a safe place for students.

Post burn perineal contractures: case series and a classification system

Introduction: Perineal burn contractures remain under reported in our region. We have set out to study the pattern of presentation, describe the formation of these contractures and identify any recurring patterns that will form a basis for a classification that will be useful in planning their management. Methods: A retrospective study of the patients seen over a three year period (2009–2011) at the National Orthopaedic hospital Dala is presented. Information was retrieved from case notes in the medical records department. The bio-data, type of care received post injury associated percentage burns, formation of contractures, were all noted. Results: All the seven patients seen were children of which five were females. Flame burn was the main type of burn. All burns occurred at home. Four major types of contractures were identified as transverse bands, hooding, fusion and obliteration. An equal number of patients presented following home versus hospital care. Conclusion: The relative rarity of post burn perineal contractures leaves little experience for the young surgeon to take advantage of when in training. A classification system will help to make it easier to identify what structures are involved and make planning easier. In the absence of specialized care it is doubtful that there is any statistical difference in the likelihood of perineal contracture development of patients managed at home by traditional healers versus those presenting in peripheral centers lacking formal burn management protocols. Most childhood burns still occur at home. There is a need to continually educate the public on the need to make the home a safe place for children.

Domestic violence: parent's perception about child abuse

The number of child abuse cases in Indonesia is increasing every year. The perpetrators of child abuse are mostly the parents. It is important to understand various types of domestic violence because home is children’s first environment where they learn many things. Besides that, home is a safe place for children, with parents as the main actor who guards them. The limited facility that can be used as information source of what should be done by parents in parenting and educating children is alarming. Therefore, research to identify and to analyse parents’ understanding about domestic violence is needed. This research was conducted using descriptive qualitative method in which researchers analyse further about parents’ perception about child abuse. The result from 3 participants of this research is that child abuse still exists and is done intentionally by parents with different educational and economic background.

Tradition vs. Transformation: Ambivalent Immigrant Identity in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese

Jin Wang, the protagonist of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese, hates almost everybody around him simply because no one tries to understand him. Yang’s portrayal of this Asian-American youth nudges his readers to ponder on the challenges facing minority youths in their efforts to survive in an environment where people with difference feel alienated. Jin is pushed to such an extreme by the unaccommodating school atmosphere that he gradually develops self-hatred. As the tension builds up, he acts like a paranoid and becomes ready to “barter his soul” all for getting an acceptance in the white dominated community. Jin’s traumatic experiences and neurotic behaviors raise a number of questions about the life of immigrant children in the United States. How difficult is it to grow up in an alienating environment? Can parents gauge the depth of the trauma their children are going through? Are American schools safe places for children of minority cultural backgrounds? How much do stereotypes about certain cultures and nationals shape people’s attitude towards others? This paper will explore these issues focusing on the experiences of immigrant children in the novel.

Training Childcare Center Administrators About Integrated Pest Management Through Greener Environmental Communication Venues and Collecting Pesticide Use Data in the Process

Many people assume that schools and childcare centers are environmentally safe places for children to learn. However, adverse health effects from pest allergy related illnesses or pesticide exposure incidents can demonstrate the need for safer and more effective pest management strategies. The goal of this research is to measure the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Webinar training sessions given to childcare administrators to ultimately protect children's health by protecting children from pest and pesticide exposures in childcare centers. Over the years, numerous IPM initiatives have focused on evaluating and reducing the use of pesticides in K–12 schools; however, until recently, the 0–6 year age group has only marginally been the focus of such efforts. Due to reductions in training and travel budgets, many childcare conferences and workshops have been reduced or eliminated, and replaced by Web-based trainings. An additional goal is to collect a snapshot of pesticide use in childcare facilities via the Webinar venue.

Castle and Cage: Meanings of Home for Palestinian Children and Families

Many children in Palestine live in an environment characterized by the constant threat of violence in their homes, schools, and neighborhood communities. It is within this context that an examination of the meaning of home is relevant. For home tends to represent a beloved and safe place for children in families in the context of political violence. Yet, as this paper illustrates, the meaning of home is much more complicated, and can be both positive and negative. Drawing from qualitative research with 18 families living in Palestine, home is first considered as a positive physical space, or a castle, for families affected by occupation and political violence. As a castle, home serves as (1) a site of family practices, (2) a center of identity, and (3) a place of protection. Secondly, this paper will conceptualize home as a cage for many of these same families, exploring (1) the unhealthy conditions that families live in, (2) the lack of privacy that characterizes many homes, and (3) the feeling that one is a prisoner within one’s home. The paper ends by suggesting how practitioners and policymakers can better understand children and families multiple meanings of home in order to encourage the positive and mitigate the negative elements of home.

Understanding complexity in families' lives: the usefulness of ‘family practices’ as an aid to decision‐making

AbstractAn important aspect of the uncertainty that surrounds social workers' decision‐making in child protection situations concerns the complex, unconventional nature of the families referred for social work interventions. In a study of social work decision‐making, social workers struggled to make sense of these families and assess whether they were safe places for children. More recent sociological studies have emphasized the fluidity and diversity of family relationships in late modernity. In particular, the study of ‘family practices’, which focus on what people actually do to actively negotiate their family roles, could be a useful way of understanding this complexity and provide social workers with a valuable tool for understanding the situations about which they must make decisions.

“I am hoping you can point me in the right direction regarding playground accessibility”: a case study of a community which lacked social policy toward playground accessibility

Social policy is a step to improving living conditions, enhancing society or preventing social injustices. The playground is a safe place for children and families to develop relationships, experience happiness and enjoy community. While there have been a few case studies examining playground accessibility, a more comprehensive assessment and evaluation of playground accessibility across the leisure profession has not yet been completed. The purpose of this paper is to present a descriptive case study regarding playground accessibility through assessment of accessible design features of playgrounds in two neighbouring communities in the United States. The collective findings of this study raise several issues and ask the question: “Are community park and recreation leaders aware of the lack of inclusive and accessible playground spaces?” Findings from this study can be used to develop social policies that facilitate enable inclusive playgrounds.

Safe and ground

Angela Youngman considers some simple measures you can put into place to ensure your garden is a safe place for children to play.

How safe is your kitchen?

What goes on in the kitchen of your childminding setting? Children eating meals together – and helping to prepare food and clear up afterwards? Play activities, especially some of the messy ones? Great! But how do you make sure it’s a safe place for children to be? Sue Griffin offers a few reminders

KIDLINK : a challenging and safe place for children across the world

Describes the activities of KIDLINK, an international organization supported by professionals in education and computer networking which aims to establish communication between children across the world using Internet and other electronic mail and electronic conferencing networks. There are now some 2,600 children participating, from thirty-one countries. The main objective of KIDLINK is to involve as many 10 to 15 year old children as possible in a global dialogue on questions of current concern. To ensure that it is as representative as possible of the world's children, constant efforts are made to improve links with schools and education departments in developing countries.

A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN (10 minutes, color, 16 mm., 1979). Produced by Gary Schlosser and distributed by the Little Red Filmhouse, 666 North Robertson Drive, Los Angeles, California 90069. Punchase, $150; rental, $20

<b>A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN</b> (10 minutes, color, 16 mm., 1979). Produced by Gary Schlosser and distributed by the Little Red Filmhouse, 666 North Robertson Drive, Los Angeles, California 90069. Punchase, $150; rental, $20