Research that Benefits Children and Families

If I could research any topic I would choose to investigate the importance of parents spending quality time with their children. I was trying to find articles related to this topic and I found a lot of articles written by journalists but not many scientific articles. Throughout this course it has been stressed again and again that children develop and learn in part through the relationships in their lives, “young children experience their world as an environment of relationships” (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004, p.1). One of the best ways to develop and sustain a relationship is through spending quality time with someone. I think positive contributions from this research would be that more parents would make time for their children, perhaps cut back on the time they spend in front of the television or at work. Additionally, some companies would give parents some leeway regarding the time they spend at the office and start hosting family oriented activities. This would all make for healthier, well-adjusted children.



Reference:

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Young children develop in an environment of relationships. Working Paper No. 1. Retrieved from http://www.developingchild.net

My Personal Research Journey

My topic for the simulation is the effect of punishment on children.  I have always been told that there are consequences for your action and that punishment helps to make children better in the long run.  I want to see evidence that shows that this is true or false.  I would also like to know the short term and long term effects of different kinds of punishment.  I realize that research on this topic might have only targeted particular nationalities or ethnicity so I might not be able to make generalizations based on the research I find.  This simulation process has been enlightening and it has confirmed and disproved some of my beliefs to a certain extent.  I would be interested in anything you might come across that is related to this topic.  I would also be happy to share any articles, pertaining to your research, that I may come across.