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The Evolution of Dora the Explorer: A Look at Gender Stereotyping in Children's Toys
Growing up, I have always been surrounded by girls. With three little sisters and almost all female cousins, it would be an understatement to say that I stumble upon the color pink from time to time. In fact, I constantly find myself in a sea of the ...
Current Economic Crisis: Positive and Negative Consequence for Children
The U.S. economy has plummeted to its lowest point since the Great Depression, with the unemployment rate currently at 8.1 percent—the highest rate over the past twenty-five years. In such a financial upheaval, many adults slump into just precisely...
To Eat Or Not To Eat: Exploring Food Disorders in Young Children
When constantly surrounded by college students, it is easy to notice and to point out the prevalence of eating disorders among young women. This is not new information, and most people are aware of the deteriorating natures of such diseases. Accordin...
Divorce as it Impacts Children: What and What Not to Believe
I am, similar to approximately every one out of two kids, a product of divorce (see image right). Divorce is a constant and perpetual machine that tears through people’s lives. It is a present and ongoing issue that is sure to persist well into the...
Autism: Tragedies and Treatments
As the eve of the Oscars quickly arrived and simultaneously passed in a puff of star-filled smoke, we are merely left with images. The images of impeccably dressed men and women exuding sheer class and pulchritude will be soon forgotten. The talk wil...
Octomom vs. Doctor: Are Either to Blame for the Family of Fourteen?
Imagine the shock that Nadya Suleman, age 33, must have felt upon hearing her obstetrician exclaim—“There’s an H!” It was at that precise and unequivocal moment on January 26th 2009, that the single mother realized she had just given birth to...

