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Barrett, Betty. "The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 18.5 (2009): 489-512. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looked at how the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood parenting. The samples were primarily African-American mothers. Sexual abuse survivors showed much lower rates of affection towards their children, higher rates of aggression and mouch more frequent uses of corporal punishment than those of mothers who had not been abused.

Barrett, Betty. "The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 18.5 (2009): 489-512. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looked at how the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood parenting. The samples were primarily African-American mothers. Sexual abuse survivors showed much lower rates of affection towards their children, higher rates of aggression and mouch more frequent uses of corporal punishment than those of mothers who had not been abused.

Wright, Margaret O'Dougherty, Emily Crawford, and Darren Del Castillo. "Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Later Psychological Distress among College Students: The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Schemas." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.1 (2009): 59-68. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. It is believed that if exposed to abuse and neglect during childhood it could possibly affect one's relationships with others throughout their life and also it can affect one's self-image of themselves (i.e. low self-esteem). Questionnaires were completed by 301 college men and women, nearly 50 percent of both. They answered questions that dealt with their experiences and what they witnessed as children and if they have been affected by it both physically and psychologically.

Turla, Ahmet, Cihad Dundar, and Caglar Ozkanli. "Prevalence of Childhood Physical Abuse in a Representative Sample of College Students in Samsun, Turkey." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25.7 (2010): 1298-1308. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. The article focused on the idea of how prevalent physical abuse during childhood is to college students. The study was done to a random sample of 988 students at Ondokuz Mayis University. Questions that were asked were along the lines of who and why was the violence inflicted upon and what the reactions were that were shown by the victim.

Barrett, Betty. "The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 18.5 (2009): 489-512. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study looked at how the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood parenting. The samples were primarily African-American mothers. Sexual abuse survivors showed much lower rates of affection towards their children, higher rates of aggression and mouch more frequent uses of corporal punishment than those of mothers who had not been abused.

Boman Krister K., Frank Lindblad, Anders Hjern. "Long-term outcomes of childhood cancer survivors in Sweden: A population-based study of education, employment, and income" Cancer 116 (2010): 1385-1391. Wiley Online Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. This article was a study was about childhood cancer survivors in Sweden. It gives statistics about what type of education the survivors acquired and then how many of them were employed. The article then discusses how much each of the survivors is making working in their profession and how their schooling was a direct affect on that number.

Tyler, Kimberly A., Katherine A. Johnson, and Douglas A. Brownridge. "A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Child Maltreatment on Later Outcomes among High-Risk Adolescents." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 37.5 (2008): 506-521. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. A sample was taken from 360 students that examined the effects of childhood abuse, parenting and well-being through running away and school involvement. Results showed that parenting had a direct involvement with school engagement, running away and well-being. Neglect during childhood was related to abuse while sexual abuse and living in a disadvantaged neighborhood were left with worse well-being. Running away was definately associated with participation in violent activities. Gender also moderated the relationship with running away and abuse in favor of females.

Eckhoff, Angela, and Jennifer Urbach. "Understanding Imaginative Thinking During Childhood: Sociocultural Conceptions of Creativity and Imaginative Thought." Early Childhood Education Journal 36.2 (2008): 179-185. Ohiolink. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how imagination is critical to education. Incorporating imagination in the classroom may prevent future education problems that aren't yet known. Also, they state that experience expands imagination. Imagination is based off of real life experiences according to Vygotsky's first law of imagination.

Barrera, Maru, Amanda K., Shaw M., Kathy N.,Elizabeth Maunsell, Lisa Pogany. "Educational and social late effects of childhood cancer and related clinical, personal, and familial characteristics." Cancer 104 (2005) n. pag. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article notes the effects that childhood cancer had on adults. It gives percentages of how many had to repeat a grade along with how many had learning disibilities. The article also explains the socail problems they had as children leading to them not having a very close friends through school. Also it reports how their medical problems let to them physically having problems that interfied with their learning (i.e. tumors).

Tyler, Kimberly A., Katherine A. Johnson, and Douglas A. Brownridge. "A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Child Maltreatment on Later Outcomes among High-Risk Adolescents." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 37.5 (2008): 506-521. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. A sample was taken from 360 students that examined the effects of childhood abuse, parenting and well-being through running away and school involvement. Results showed that parenting had a direct involvement with school engagement, running away and well-being. Neglect during childhood was related to abuse while sexual abuse and living in a disadvantaged neighborhood were left with worse well-being. Running away was definately associated with participation in violent activities. Gender also moderated the relationship with running away and abuse in favor of females.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Mitby A., Pauline ,Leslie L. Robison, John A. Whitton, Michael A. Zevon, Iris C. Gibbs, Jean M. Tersak, Anna T. Meadows, Marilyn Stovall, Lonnie K. Zeltzer, and Ann C. Mertens. "Utilization of special education services and educational attainment among long-term survivors of childhood cancer." Cancer 97 (2003): n. page. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. Thois article is about the connection between special educators and cancer suvivors. Studying how many of the survivors and their siblings were diagnosed with learning disibilites.Also if their disibilities have anything to do with genetics. All of the children studied were at least five years progdiagnosis.

Fineran, Kerrie, et al. "The Barnum Effect and Chaos Theory: Exploring College Student ACOA Traits." Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 24.1 (2010): 17-31. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The text both agrees with and opposes the idea that adul tchildren of alcoholics are a distinct group. Two-hundred college students were placed into one of the four categories: Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adverse Childhood Event Group, Alcohol and Adverse Childhood Event Group and the No Adverse Event Group. These students completed tests that measured drug and alcohol use.

Paquette, Kelli, and Sue Rieg. "Using Music to Support the Literacy Development of Young English Language Learners." Early Childhood Education Journal 36.3 (2008): 227-232. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Music is a way to let children experience learning in a different way. The article talked about how by learning and singing songs they are learning literacy and exploring ideas that are not brought up in the common classroom, such as creativity in the art.\n"Whether children listen to the ''music'' of the rain, popular chil- dren's songs, or make their own musical compositions, important skills, such as reading, writing, listening, and speaking are developed. In an early childhood classroom, a musically, literacy-rich environment will generate interest, encourage creativity, and set the stage for a positive learning environment.

Nicholas, Sue, Helen Nixon, and Jennifer Rowsell. "The 'Good' Parent in Relation to Early Childhood Literacy: Symbolic Terrain and Lived Practice." Literacy 43.2 (2009): 65-74. Ohiolink. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. This article is about what parents should do with their children at home to help with their early learning. Parents are encouraged to promote their child's early learning right from the start (infancy). Parents should play with their children at home and at playgrounds. Parents should aslo read their children stories. These ideas for parents come from the government because they feel that parents should do more to help their child's learning.

Gibbs, Benjamin G. "Reversing fortunes or content change? Gender gaps in math-related skill throughout childhood." Social Science Research 39.4 (2010): 540-569. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. It has been shown that men are better with math then women but the studies have only been on males. Within this article the author goes through the different stages of eudcation to see what is causing this problem. She goes on about the disadvantages but also the the advantages females have in math and talks about what we can do to fix this gender gap in math.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Lorenzi, Maria , Amy J. McMillan, Linda S. Siegel, Bruno D. Zumbo, Victor Glickman, John J. Spinelli, Karen J. Goddard, Sheila L. Pritchard,Paul C. Rogers, and Mary L. McBride. "Educational outcomes among survivors of childhood cancer in British Columbia, Canada." Cancer 115 (2003): n. pag. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. The article discusses the icreased rate of cancer surviors. Which is leading to an increased rate in educational difficulities. Many of those survivors had trouble in reading specifically. This study also shows that women have a higher increased risk for learning disiblites.

Hill, Terrence D., et al. "Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood: An Examination of the Mediating and Moderating Influences of Psychosocial Resources." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 51.1 (2010): 48-63. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Even though many studies have shown the long-term effects of childhood abuse on mental health in adulthood, not many have actually proven this to be true. Low-income black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in major cities in the U.S. were studied and no concrete signs of physical assault were shown in relation to their low self-esteem.