Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

I was reading an article which talked about the positive outcome of children who come from a married family of the same biological parents. I find this this be very true because I came from a dysfunctional married family because I had a stepfather. I hated that my mom was married to him but I was intrigued by the idea of marriage. My brother and I turned out pretty descent, but I know kids who came from a married family with the same biological parents who seemed to excel faster. Now this may just be all in my head, but I know they had more material stuff and in some cases a slightly higher average than kids who were from a single parent home or a home similar to my own.

I don't know my real father, the last time I can remember seeing him is around the age of 4 or 5. This cause a major void in my life, but also drives me to be an integral part of my children's life. Those issues in which I dealt with growing up have impacted my life so much that I am striving to be the best for my family as well as be there for them ad give them the best.

Your Personal Research Journey

The topic I chose is "Culturally Responsive Care and Education. I chose this topic because I know how important culture is in the development of children. Culture is transmitted from generation to generation through families making it seem normal and natural. Children tend to emulate what they see people close to them do. Families really shape the growth and development of children more than anything else. I can attest to this because my children say and do just about anything my wife and I do. My daughter is three and my son is two years of age and my son does just about everything in which his sister does. My daughter will come and sit in my lap and my son will soon follow. I wish he would follow her with the potty training though. He hates to use the potty. I've seen him sit on the potty and hold it for a long time and then be walking around and have a bowel movement. I've been trying to train him for about a year now and I'm open to all suggestions.