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My Story Starts Here By Deborah Ellis

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Introduction “I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven't had the right mentors and supporters around them because of circumstances beyond their control.” (Q’orianka Kilcher 1). My Story Starts Here is about different stories from youth criminals. Although they all have different stories, there is one common denominator. Parents have an impact on youth crime. Connection To Book This book shows that if you care for your children and help them, we can resolve the problems of youth crime. Deborah Ellis, author of My Story Starts Here, says “we humans solve the problems of youth crime. We humans can fix it.” Parents have an impact on youth crime. This relates to this book, My Story Starts …show more content…

That isn’t always true, but kids often lead in their parents footsteps. According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, the relationship between mothers and fathers is a strong predictor of union outcomes (a central protective factor for children). Being around your parents' relationships sets a standard that you will follow which shows that your parents and environment affect you, especially as a child. According to ojp.gov, criminality during childhood stems from parental/family involvement. When a child isn’t getting enough attention, they won’t be able to fully process information. The child may also develop low self-esteem and may lack social skills. Children rejected by parents are among the most likely to become delinquent. Ojp.gov supports this by saying, positive parenting acts as a buffer against delinquent behavior. When a parent has harsh parenting habits, it causes the child to rebel. On the other hand, when the parent has no parenting habits, it forces the child to get to know the world on their own. According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, fathers who are engaged in criminal activities have found their children at high risk for poor

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