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Emotional literacy is an important skill to have. This writing argues why emotional literacy should be taught in schools and implemented in the curriculum.

This is an interesting perspective that made sense to me. Teaching students to express emotions helps them to relate to the outside world which promotes tolerance.

I agree with what Chelsea said, this is a good article that reminds us that we should be in tune with our emotions and to teach students in school about this.

is a paper written by another college student studying how teachers treat sped kids. It specifically visits autism and students with emotional problems. The teachers would rather work with a child with autism than the child with emotional behavioral problems. It really discusses the difference of how teachers interact with them.

The key distinction to remember is that a psychiatric service animal is actually trained to perform certain tasks that are directly related to an individual's psychiatric disability. The dog's primary role is not to provide emotional support. It is to assist the owner with the accomplishment of vital tasks they otherwise would not be able to perform independently.

Service dogs are helpful to people with disabilities. This article by Arden Moore describes some of the problems and concerns that owners of emotional support animals face from both non-disability people and people who own service dogs.

Facebook Admitted to choosing which friends post showed up in your news feed in a experiment designed to see how the posts affected emotions and posting behaviors. This is not the first time Facebook has admitted to changing profiles and news feeds. Where is the line?

The author makes a good comparison between American and Asian education systems and suggestions faults in each one. He proposes that a truly successful education is one balanced in intellectual development and social-emotional development. Until this is achieved, our education system will struggle to compete with other nations.

The author makes a good comparison between American and Asian education systems and suggestions faults in each one. He proposes that a truly successful education is one balanced in intellectual development and social-emotional development. Until this is achieved, our education system will struggle to compete with other nations.

Argument that supports college students to have pets in their dorms, for emotional support. School boards denying them these privileges for being unsanitary, allergy's, and noise.

Childhood obesity can cause a kids mental health to go bad. It is very common for a child to get made fun of by other children because of their weight. The negativity the child is receiving will soon result in a low self esteem, depression, and more.

A recent report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that only about one-third of children in grade school meet expectations in cognitive ability by 3rd grade. Additionally, children from low-income families were much less likely to be on track in areas such as physical development, social/emotional growth, and school engagement. The report noted a distinct relation between family education and earnings. According to the data collected from families of children under the age of 8, half of the families who earned a higher income had a head of household with at least a 4-year college degree. In contrast, the head of household in the majority of low-income families had at best a high school diploma.

A recent report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that only about one-third of children in grade school meet expectations in cognitive ability by 3rd grade. Additionally, children from low-income families were much less likely to be on track in areas such as physical development, social/emotional growth, and school engagement. The report noted a distinct relation between family education and earnings. According to the data collected from families of children under the age of 8, half of the families who earned a higher income had a head of household with at least a 4-year college degree. In contrast, the head of household in the majority of low-income families had at best a high school diploma.

This is such a shame, and I am sure this is very frustrating for both parents and teachers. I really enjoyed helping in my daughters' classes but did see firsthand students who were struggling. Funding for education is not where it should be so classes don't have aides and assistants to spend extra time working with kids who need additional help.

Children with emotional disabilities may look like other children, but their impairments cripple them. They are unable to maintain self-control. These children are mis-understood, by educators. Because of their disabilities they are the last set of children that placed in general education

ADD/ ADHD treatment starts at home and medication should not be the only tool used. Children should have a routine set up, adequate sleep, and a nutritional diet. Behavioral and emotional therapy should be used weather a child is on medication or not.

Child abuse laws are defined and outlined here. Physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse are all crimes punishable by law.

This article explains the types of drug addiction and how and why it happens.Addiction can happen in almost everyone and scientists struggle on how to find how to stop it.

I prefer research articles over new articles because you can get a quick overview of the resource in the abstract.

The interesting thing about addiction, is what I've read through various studies, is that essentially the largest factors are that it's used to subdue emotional traumas. Some common themes to this are sexual assault, lack of emotional support, and depression.

Should single people to allowed to adopt? This website fights for the equality of unmarried people and it discusses whether or not unmarried people should deserve more equal opportunity of being able to adopt a child. it explains first that there are so many children waiting to be adopted. Then the website also talks about how unmarried people actually want to adopt. 

Being married should not have any precedence over those who are not. Love is a universal concept that everyone has to offer. Women no longer need a man to provide for them, so why should one have to be married to love and care for a child? Especially if the willing parent has no issue providing the means to support the child. It is better than just leaving the child in a system that gives them no actual emotional support, which only contributes to abandonment and self-worth issues.

Personally I think anyone who is willing to tell themselves that they want to take in a child that is not born from their blood line and care for that child as if they are then all power to them, there are too many children out there that don't have homes and are put in the system until they age out and I think equality for single people is the right thing to do.

Making the right decision some time means safe life's. Drinking and driving is one of the big mistakes that people make during their life's.

Drinking and driving is not only wrong, but its completely selfish. You are not only putting your life in danger, but you are also putting others in danger. There are many different routes you can take rather than just getting into your car intoxicated.

Ugh, I hate that no matter how many times you can say to someone "please call me and ill pick you up" and they still choose to drive themselves home because they do not want to "bother" you. This is such a big issue in our society that everyone needs to learn to stop doing. I feel that Uber is helping in some way lately though!

Domestic violence is the violent abuse between intimate partners, heterosexual and homosexual relations. Domestic violence can appear as many forms of abuse: emotional, physical, or sexual. Many of the signs of an abuser is the relationship starts out normal but the longer the relationship continuous the partner became more manipulative and controlling. In some instances, both parties attempt to gain and regain control of the other without knowing.

Every year in Rajasthan, India, an unbelievable number of underage brides are married off illegally by their parents. These girls face severe emotional and physical abuse in most cases, and even though the marriage of a child under the age of 18 is illegal, it is still a prominent practice within the country.

The site provides information about domestic violence. Also, the site provides contact information for those who are experiencing domestic violence.

This website provides examples of domestic violence. Not only that but facts and examples on physical and emotional abuse. Lastly, it shows ways to look for warning signs.

This article discusses how the United States is behind when it comes to providing paid maternity leave. The United States does not guarantee paid maternity leave.

I feel like every women should be guaranteed paid maternity leave. The government constantly wants us to re produce to keep the world going, so they should encourage women that they'll be fine with money and won't have to worry about missing work.

Maternity leave should be a MUST. Pregnancy is tough and the delivery is life changing. Mother's go through all different kinds of changes. It is unfair for a mother to have to go through these changes all while worrying about having to go to work and missing and wondering how her child might be doing.

Common classroom conditions can and do affect many students with a learning disability, it can be too crowded or noisy for some. The student may require a strategy to help them such as headphones or stress ball to control their emotions and help them cope.

This is a rather long article, but it is worth the read! This talks about what the inside of a classroom looks like when working with special needs students.