Firstly, exposing children to guns and gun education will take away from the curiosity they might have later in life that would have led to an issue or incident. Sex education has shown that this method is effective because when a child is educated they will have a greater understanding about the dangers and other aspects of guns they wouldn’t have known about beforehand. Just like Jamie O’Meara (2000) was saying “that sex education is taught so that kids will have a better understanding of how their bodies work, why they feel sexual desires, and how to act (or not) on those desires”. Children will gain the confidence to make responsible choices when it comes to gun use and resulting in making better decisions. The media puts this image in children’s heads that there is something fun about having a gun and also that it gives you power and you can control people with it.
A reduction in juvenile drinking was also noted. The 12 to 16 age group is critical since adolescents in this age group normally experiment with alcohol and drugs. Programs are being implemented to reduce the number of adolescents who start drinking during this stage. M.A.D.D. is also aiming to provide a secure atmosphere for positive growth among the young ones.
Dare is a very important program. It tought me skills to use to help me stay drug free and avoid violence. Did you know that Marijuana affects your brain and body when you smoke it can cause memory loss are brain damage. Also alcohol could damage every organ in your body, If you drank too much! Drinking isn’t the only way alcohol can hurt you.
Drug intervention programs and rehabilitation centers help to keep people from using and aid in helping addicts “kick the habit”. The idea behind this concept is that if less people were using then there would be less repeat offenders caught for possession and drug
We also provide Makaton to children with learning difficulties and provide with communication passports as this helps as learn more and understand better on each child. While working in the youth centre I also came across dealing with young teenagers who are addicted to drugs. To make sure that these young teenagers are helped, we provide with physiological support. Giving up drugs doesn’t have much physical effects but may have physiological effects. Some may have a low mood and physiological support will help with this.
Explain the strategies and methods that can be used to support children/young people and their families where abuse is suspected or confirmed. I will be explaining strategies and methods that can be used to support children and young people and their families where abuse is suspected or confirmed, with these strategies it help prevent more cases in abuse and can give families conformation on whether their child is a suspected case of abuse. Empowering Children. Means to give a child power and telling them their rights as children, explain to them right from wrong. This will help now and the short term because if they have been abused and the abuser was telling them that it is normal and not bad this strategy will open their eyes to
According to its official website, "The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, support the victims and prevent underage drinking." MADD educates children and teenagers about the dangers of drunken
It will then explain some of the advantages and why it should not be banned by parents. It has been argued that the freedom of children and teenagers to use the internet may lead them to experience serious problems by accessing inappropriate content (Raising Children Network 2012, p4). There will be a possibility for children to unintentionally click harmful sites that contain violence, videos of naked people and vulgar materials that can affect their mental development. However, parents can control children’s online activity to address this problem. For instance, do not let them get online in a private room, such as their bedroom, so it will be easier to keep an eye on their activity.
is to discourage kids interest in illegal drugs, tobacco, alcohol, gangs, and violence. In addition to discouraging kids interest in illegal activity, D.A.R.E. demonstrates to kids certain skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment and giving them alternative ideas to drug use. The most unique aspect of this program is it employs uniformed police officers to carry the anti-drug message to the students (Siegel, 2005). This program is implemented in 80% of the nations school districts, and 54 countries around the world (D.A.R.E.
Conducting random drug tests on a monthly basis and drug testing after accidents are both useful techniques in maintaining a drug free workplace. However, the best way to encourage your employees to remain drug free is to lead by example. It is also a good idea to train supervisors to recognize the signs of someone who is abusing drugs or alcohol, some signs; smell of drugs or alcohol,