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      I found an interesting article that depicts both the positive and negative effects television programs have on children. Growing up, my siblings and I watched our fair share of television, no more than the average child of today.We were limited on our television time, but also back then we spent most of our free time playing outside with our neighborhood friends. With that being said, I feel that watching television during early childhood did not negatively effect us. Now-a-days, it seems that some members of society believe that watching television programs is harmful to children's behaviors and health. Hence why I was searching for an article that was related to this topic.    In the article, Effects of Television Viewing on Social Behavior of Elementary School Students: A Qualitative Study (2017), it describes how watching television can support pro-social behaviors, create effective communication skills, and teaches ethics and etiquette. In addition, the article

     Five years ago, I had a 4-year-old child in my class who had Type 1 diabetes. I was familiar with the basics of this medical condition; however, I was not familiar with what the difference(s) was between Type 1 and Type 2 (which some of my family members have), what the signs were for low blood sugar, and how to input the correct insulin dosage into a pump. But over the course of that school year, I was able to learn and familiarize myself with Type 1 diabetes and what it mainly entails. Plus, there were two other children at the school who had Type 1 diabetes and I could talk to their teachers and families if I needed help.      Jump forward to this year and I now have a child, who was diagnosed with leukemia a year and a half ago, in my class. Although he is in remission, once a month, he has to have chemo treatments and according to his parents, he has come a long way from where he was when he was first diagnosed. Just like with Type 1, I was not too familiar with leukemia bes