Taking it to the Net


1			A social worker spoke to a psychology class about the fact that children with serious developmental delays and disabilities are more prone to being abused by their parents than are children without disabilities. What are the general risk factors for abuse for all children and how they are compounded for children with disabilities? http://www.preventchildabuse.org/learn_more/research_ docs/maltreatment.pdf




2			Karen's mother is concerned about how to best help her daughter, Teresa, whose husband has abandoned her and their five-year old son. What are some of the challenges that Teresa may have to face and how can her mother help her through this difficult time? http://helping.apa.org/family/single.html




3			Jonathan and Diedre believe that television is a good tool to help their children understand current events and moral issues. However, they are also concerned about the amount of violence that fills the TV screen every day. What can they do to ensure that television viewing is helpful, not harmful to their children? http://www.cbsc.ca/english/other/agvot4.htm http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/home/medwise.htm