Allison Schreiber and Dr. Peggy Honey, Visual Arts Kids on the Move, is an organization that helps children with mental handicaps become integrated into society. With this cause, comes a special need to create the right environment for these children. Great care must be taken with every material and component, as to not distract, irritate, […]
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Tongan Children and Their Play Things
Ashley Knudsen and Professor W. Wayne Kimball Jr., Visual Arts. I had a hard time getting started on this project when I first arrived on the Tongan islands. My body was trying to acclimate to the immense humidity it was being drenched in. Our whole group vegged around the fan as if all energy had […]
Self-Perceptions and Moral Development of Romanian Street Children
Stephanie A Williamson and Dr. Larry J Nelson, Marriage, Family and Human Development Young children’s perceptions of themselves and their competencies broaden as they progress through middle childhood in a normal sequence of development. Though they are able to mentally connect their competencies, children will usually see themselves as all “good” or all “bad”.1 Therefore, […]
Animated Short of the Children’s Story Ballet is NOT for Girls!
Merrilee Allred Liddiard and Professor Kelly Loosli, Visual Arts The opportunities within the world of art, particularly animation and illustration are wonderfully endless. Truly there is no limit to how far one can take an idea, character or story. This marvelous principle is one that I personally discovered while working on the making of the […]
Emotional Competence in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Jennifer George, Jessica Berg and Dr. Martin Fujiki, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Children with SLI (Speech Language Impairment) have difficulty with the comprehension and expression of language. SLI is distinct and separate from intellectual ability and children with SLI have non-verbal IQs within the normal range. Many children with SLI have not only language deficits, […]
The Physiological Effects of Music on Children in Health Clinics and Orphanages in Beira, Mozambique and Bapatla, India
Jordan Joseph Ash and Dr. Shane Reece, Statistics Music therapy seeks to take advantage of specific sounds and rhythms that promote physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. While the physiological benefits of music have long been recognized, there have been few attempts to quantify the results and document their application. This paper seeks to […]
Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome: Perceptions of their Experiences
Allison Ash Malnar and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Approximately 350,000 families in the United States are affected by Down syndrome, and the vast majority of these families include one or more nondisabled children (National Down Syndrome Society, 1999). Because of this, many researchers are interested in how this disability affects the family. Marsha Van Riper […]
Openness in International Adoptions: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? The Experience of U.S. Families Who Adopted Children from the Marshall Islands
Jamie Wyatt and Professor Jini Roby, School of Social Work Increased globalization of today’s society is bringing about dramatic change; the social sciences are not exempt from the results of these changes. Particular to this research study is the issue of international adoptions, particularly those which are characterized as open. “Open adoption” was defined in this […]
A Cross-Cultural Study of the Effects of Divorce on South African and Romanian Children Through the Use of Family Drawings
Laurie Moulton Worldwide divorce rates are soaring and children are all too often its forgotten casualties. The effect of divorce on children has been a topic addressed often and widely in the United States. But what about the developing world? Too often, fundamental concerns with the basic family unit become neglected as other pressing issues […]
Daily Coping Responses of Children Who Have a Sibling with a Disability
Shannon Wright Martino and Dr. Susanne Olsen, School of Family Life A child with a disability may be a unique stressor to all members of the family. For years, researchers have focused on the parents and the child with a disability in the family. However, fewer studies have specifically focused on typically developing siblings of […]
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