Research that Benefits Children and Families-Uplifting Stories

Option 1:

I would like to share with my colleagues a published research article concerning children or families that I came across called New Study On Homosexual Parents Tops All Previous Research. The link to the website is : www.frc.org/issuebrief/new-study-on-homosexual-parents-tops-all-previous-research. I find this article interesting because the question that was asked is Do children who are raised by homosexual parents or caregivers suffer for disadvantages in comparison to children raised by a married mother and father? This question is essential to political and ethical debates over adoption, foster care, and artificial reproductive technology, and it is highly relevant to the raging debate over same-sex "marriage." The argument that "children" need a mom and a dad" is central to the defense of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In conclusion, the article by Marks and Regnerous have completely changed the playing field for debates about homosexual parents, "gay families," and same sex "marriage." The myths that children of homosexual parents are "no different" from other children and suffer "no harm" from being raised by homosexual parents have been shattered forever.

I chose this topic because there has been so much controversial about children raised by their married mother and father. I feel like there is nothing wrong with homosexual parents rearing children, but at a age where the children can understand the concept of homosexuality. I feel like people should not be held accountable for who they are or what they choose to become. Just because parents are married does not mean that the children will be reared better. Homosexual parents can teach the children about living in your true identity and not hiding it, whereas married parents will more than likely criticized the child/children for being homosexual and asking the question why. The above research study clarified the misconceptions and myths about children being reared by homosexual parents. I will continue to believe that everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves.   

My Personal Research Journey

My Chosen Topic:
I have chosen the topic special needs children with a disability, but my subtopic would be ways in which parent(s) can distinguish when the caregiver(s) or other people has abused or neglected the child will be the focus of my simulations in the coming weeks.

As you all already know from the previous paragraph that the chosen topic for the simulation is special needs children with a disability. The reason why I chose it is because my heart goes out to these children and their families when it comes to abusing and neglecting an innocent child who did not ask to come into this world. It can have effect on the family as well because not all the time the parent(s) or caregiver(s) are aware of what is really happen to the child/children because they might be caught up with working and trying to provide the best they can with the economy being slow.

My personal experience with this simulation process is that I have been around single parents who are having a hard time rearing their child with special needs and who has a disability due to the fact their health/medical care for all the surgeries that they through are too expensive.

The insight that I have gained so far from constructing the research chart, and from any other element of this course is that my definition of a word might mean different, but can be used in many ways. Also, it has improved and expanded my vocabulary so that now when these words are used I want be looking dumb-found.

To all my colleagues if you all have any advice or insight that might help me with this process and/or with this course, please feel free to share resources if you can with me and I will do the same as well. Thank you all in advance!