Research that Benefits Children and Families-Uplifting

 

I choose the second options because I had the opportunity to do some extra research on the topic that interests me. It was great to learn about good research and how research can affect children in the long run. As a professional in the early childhood education field it is very important to understand the meaning of conducting research and the use of young children as participants. One insight that I get is that researchers are required to report any child abuse however they also are required to keep any information confidential that regards the child privacy. I also learned that ethical research have great benefits in term of learning about children behaviors, social ability with others, and emotional behaviors. For this reason I would choose the topic of divorce on children because everyday a child face the emotion of having their parents get a divorce.

My findings on this topic is that the divorce rate went up 79% sense 1980 and 2 to 5 children will experience their parents getting a divorce by the time they turn eighteen year old. In this case those children will have a high level of emotional behaviors that affects their life through adulthood. This research was conducted on how divorce is affecting children life as well as their behavior after their experience of having their parent’s separate. The insight that I get from this research is that young children are at risk for confusion from having one parent that no longer is living in the household. I cannot imagine the effect of having your life changed overnight without any explanation, and knowing that it would not be the same for a long time. This research contribution to the early childhood field so that professionals can have a clear understand on child emotional behaviors. Overall it was a great experience learning about divorce effects on children because as a person that grew up with a single parent, I understand the emotional behavior those children are facing.