Community Solutions for Kids

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Minor Assignment 2 - OP-ED
Community Solutions for Kids
Community solution for kids is an article written by the children's welfare department in America in a local newspaper. The article mainly focuses on the relationships that exist between children, parents, and childcare providers. The author argues that parents are the first teachers to their children (Child Welfare Department, 1). He states that parents teach them the morals and values of their families. On the other hand, he also believes that childcare providers such as neighbors, grandparents, doctors, and coaches play a significant role in influencing children's behavior. Hence, the stability and quality of these relationships affect children's development. The author states that children tend to learn more in their early years; thus, this learning influences their long-term development. The long-term growth determines the type of person the child will be in society.
The author of the article emphasizes the importance of surrounding children with secure relationships, which enhances stimulating experiences. He argues that this environment enables them to become more confident and caring adults in the future (Child Welfare Department,1). The author uses a rhetorical device to persuade the audiences by stating that children who grow in violent environments, their emotional stimulation is impeded. Thus, this contributes to various severe problems, which hinders the kids from growing successfully.
To ascertain his argument, he puts the audience in a particular scenario. He says that imagine a situation where a new parent comes out of the hospital with a newborn and goes to the community where she has no family members and close ties with the neighbors (Child Welfare Department, 1). Moreover, imagine the ne...