Childhood Essays

Experiencing the transition from adolescence to young adulthood confronts a person with role transitions, which involve taking on new responsibilities and developing mentally as people move from one phase of life to the next. Beginning at the age of twenty and up to the age of thirty adolescents will experience …

The innocence of childhood is eventually ripped away from us all. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield wishes to dedicate his life to preserving the innocence of everyone. Holden wants to save what was so cruelly ripped away from him with the death of his brother. …

The main theme within ‘Stand by Me’ is the closeness of pre-teen boys, ‘hanging around’ in gangs and generally trying to grow up too fast. It is in the ‘coming of age’ movie genre. The opening sequence reflects the close bond still shared by the two main characters (Gordie and …

This tutorial analyses the poem “The Escape from Youth” by Tony Lintermans. Tony Lintermans is of Belgian, Irish and English heritage and was born in Dandedong, Victoria. Tony has a celebrated life as a teacher, scriptwriter and editor and has received literary recognition for his work. “The Escape from Youth” …

Stress among young people has become one of the most burning issues nowadays and there has been considerable debate regarding its causes. From my point of view, the three most common justifications for stress among young people are as follows. First and foremost, school has usually been cited as the …

The word justice is described in the dictionary as “a being righteous; fairness” and to bring to justice is stated as “to treat fitly or fairly”. Is our juvenile justice system just? According to the definition it is not. So, do you think juveniles should be tried as adults or …

Juevenile Crime is a very real threat we have today in the United States. Every year, juvenile crime rates increase. I understand that our community wants to institue a night-time curfew for teenagers under the age of seventeen. However, I do not believe that the proposed curfew for youths is …

While observing the La Petite Academy where my nephew goes to class, I found the environment very encouraging for children. One thing I noticed upon arrival to the daycare is that there is keypad that only parents and staff have the codes to, which allows the facility to be safe. …

According to recent federal findings, the number of American children from the ages of six to eleven has tripled in the last forty-years, with one in every seven of these children meeting the criteria for obesity (Better Nutrition 28). Children, like the rest of Americans, are living more and more …

Who Has Seen the Wind is a story of a boy and his struggle to understand and interpret the world around him. W.O. Mitchell starts by setting the stage; “Here was the least common denominator of nature, the skeleton requirements of simply land and sky (…)” (1) and follows by …