The Comeback Kid Strikes Again

  One interesting topic I enjoy reading about, is how to help people with neurologic conditions because, my wife has a form of Muscular Dystrophy. In my endeavor to look for a positive example of the effects of research on children and families to share with my colleagues, I came across an article in “Neurology Now, The American Academy of Neurology’s Magazine for Patients & Caregivers (April/May 2013 edition). The article is a longitudinal research design, and uses a deductive research methodology. The paradigm is associated with the positivist approach because, of the cause and effect relationship, between exercise and people who have neurologic conditions.    Rukovets, (2013) explained that “more and more research is finding that exercise may be particularly helpful for people who have neurologic conditions, with benefits seen in movement, balance, and even cognition” (p. 11). In fact various types of healthy exercise can be beneficial just not all in the same...

  I chose excellence and equity of care and education for children and families, because, it gives children and families an opportunity to experience child development in a positive and healthy environment. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), "the demand for early childhood care and education programs continues to increase not only in response to the growing demand for out-of-home child care but also in recognition of the critical importance of educational experiences during the early years. Several decades of research clearly demonstrate that high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood programs produce short- and long-term positive effects on children's cognitive and social development" (Children) I, selected this topic because it is a worldwide issue in other countries as well, and to me this gives this particular topic great depth. The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union stated, “e...