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Evaluations of Child Protective Services Article
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

-Everything is relevant to the articles title. I do feel that some of the information is bored and cold be more specific for the readers understanding

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

- No, the article is very Neutral and states facts of law

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

- The viewpoint of things that are not right with the agency aren't present much

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

- Yes. They all lead to other sites relations to the article

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

- Most of the information is tracked back to the agencies official pages or news articles that speak also on the agency

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

- Some laws have been changed in certain states that aren't present in the article. More Laws could be added to the article

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

-Most of the conversations include agreement with the things stated in the article or people addressing the things that should be stated in the article

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

- C-Class and yes it is.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

-Its definitely more broad and goes in circles rather than dressing one specific point.

Wikipedia entry outline
The title of the  Wikipedia article I will be contributing to is "children's rights". The entry already contains information about the justifications of the current laws, the historic definition of children's rights, the classification of children's rights, the physical rights of children, and the parental powers given. I plan to add a new section covering the misconceptions of decisions of children about their rights. This will include points like how children know what goes on between their parents and what should be done to mediate the problem, how children shouldn't have to spend time with the other parent that shares custody/they should be able to decide where they stay and visit, etc. For example, from a very young age children are able to catch non verbal cues given off by their parents even when the parents have the intent to hide their feelings from their child, Due to kids being able to recognize the cues, they can come to an appropriate opinion of what they feel is best for the n the situation. Many separated or divorced parents argue over decisions about their child when the whole argument could be avoided by asking the child what they want. Also children shouldn't be required to spend time with the parent they do not live with. Most of the unknown cases that deal with child negligence comes from the forcing of children to spend time away from their normal life because they have to spend so many days with the other parent. When the child is forced to do things by the rules of the court, things tend to become very hard for them but if you allow them to say when and how long they are ale to visit, the situation of the divorce doesn't get put on them and they are able to enjoy being a child without the extra stress of custody negotiation. Children should also be able to decide who they would like to live with. The decision should not be completely up to the courts because sometimes the courts don't know the full extension of the situations of the child and therefore they may not rule in the complete best interest of the child.

Sources used include :

“Children's Rights History.” Humanium • We Make Children's Rights Happen, Humanium, www.humanium.org/en/childrens-rights-history/.

“Child Advocates, State Officials Agree to Streamlined Foster Care Reform Plan, Putting Fulton and Dekalb Counties on Path to Exit Court Oversight.” Children's Rights, www.childrensrights.org/press-release/child-advocates-state-officials-agree-to-streamlined-foster-care-reform-plan-putting-fulton-and-dekalb-counties-on-path-to-exit-court-oversight/." "Shah, Anup p. “Rights of the Child.” Global Issues, Global Issues, 7 Sept. 2003, www.globalissues.org/article/152/rights-of-the-child."

"Chonghaile, Clár Ní. “Children's Rights Being 'Violated with Impunity'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Nov. 2014, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/nov/20/un-convention-rights-child-unicef."

"Corcoran, Kathleen O'Connell. “Children's Rights in Divorce .” Children's Rights in Divorce, Mediate, 9 Mar. 1991, www.mediate.com/divorce/pg1037.cfm."

"Emery, Robert E. “The Children's Bill of Rights in Divorce.” Emery about Children and Divorce, Emery Divorce, 1 Jan. 2006, www.emeryondivorce.com/childrens_bill_of_rights_in_divorce.php."

Academic Article Outline Rubric
Name of article: Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision Making

Author of Article: Gerisun Lansdowne

Source of article: ideas.repec.org

Citation information of article: Lansdown, Gerison. “Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making.” Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making, Feb. 2001, pp. 1–48., www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/insight6.pdf.

Summary of article: In this Innocenti Insight, Gerison Lansdown examines the meaning of Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which says that children are entitled to participate in the decisions that affect them. Lansdown takes a close look at the full meaning of this Article as a tool that can help children themselves to challenge abuses of their rights and take action to defend those rights. She also stresses what the Article does not do. It does not, for example, give children the right to ride roughshod over the rights of others, particularly parents. The Insight makes a strong case for listening to children, outlining the implications of failing to do so and challenging many of the arguments that have been levelled against child participation. It is, above all, a practical guide to this issue, with clear checklists for child participation in conferences and many concrete examples of recent initiatives.

What can others gain from reading the article: It will give them a deeper insight to the many perspectives of children rights and the things that come with it. It allows the reader to know the do's and dont's of the government in regards to children and their rites as a whole.

Wikipedia Topic Selection Assignment
The title of the  Wikipedia article I will be contributing to is "children's rights". The entry already contains information about the justifications of the current laws, the historic definition of children's rights, the classification of children's rights, the physical rights of children, and the parental powers given. I plan to add a new section covering the misconceptions of decisions of children about their rights because the United States government has failed to make adaptions to their laws that were made before the 21st century about the rights children have on making decisions for themselves in the situation of divorcing guardians. I will include points like how children know what goes on between their parents and what should be done to mediate the problem, how children shouldn't have to spend time with the other parent that shares custody/they should be able to decide where they stay and visit, etc. The articles I have chosen to use to help me add to the wikipedia article are academic or popular articles dealing with children's rights.

Many marriages in the U.S end up in divorce. According to the American Psychology Association approximately 40 to 50 percent of married couples int he United States divorce. This static isn't good because majority of these divorces contain children who have nothing to do with the situation. The state of Texas laws state that a child who has divorced parents will be under the custody of the " best fit parent". Most of the time that just means the parent that has the most "stability". I believe that this is not the right way to go about things. Although a parent may be for "stable" in the words of the court aka make for money or have a consistent job/ source of income doesn't mean that the parent has the best interest of child always. The child should be able to choose which parent gets custody of them all together. The child knows what would be best for them during the time. They know who they would and wouldn't like to live with and have very valid reasons for their decision. They also understand why a certain parent shouldn't have any type of custody over them.

Sources used include :

“Children's Rights History.” Humanium • We Make Children's Rights Happen, Humanium, www.humanium.org/en/childrens-rights-history/.

“Child Advocates, State Officials Agree to Streamlined Foster Care Reform Plan, Putting Fulton and Dekalb Counties on Path to Exit Court Oversight.” Children's Rights, www.childrensrights.org/press-release/child-advocates-state-officials-agree-to-streamlined-foster-care-reform-plan-putting-fulton-and-dekalb-counties-on-path-to-exit-court-oversight/." "Shah, Anup p. “Rights of the Child.” Global Issues, Global Issues, 7 Sept. 2003, www.globalissues.org/article/152/rights-of-the-child."

"Chonghaile, Clár Ní. “Children's Rights Being 'Violated with Impunity'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Nov. 2014, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/nov/20/un-convention-rights-child-unicef."

"Corcoran, Kathleen O'Connell. “Children's Rights in Divorce .” Children's Rights in Divorce, Mediate, 9 Mar. 1991, www.mediate.com/divorce/pg1037.cfm."

"Emery, Robert E. “The Children's Bill of Rights in Divorce.” Emery about Children and Divorce, Emery Divorce, 1 Jan. 2006, www.emeryondivorce.com/childrens_bill_of_rights_in_divorce.php."

Article Draft
The title of the  Wikipedia article I will be contributing to is "children's rights".

Many marriages in the U.S end up in divorce. According to the American Psychology Accusation approximately 40 to 50 percent of married couples int he United States divorce. This statistic isn't good because majority of these divorces contain children who have nothing to do with the situation. The state of Texas laws state that a child who has divorced parents will be under the custody of the " best fit parent". Most of the time that just means the parent that has the most "stability". This is not the right way to go about things. Although a parent may be for "stable" in the words of the court aka make for money or have a consistent job/ source of income doesn't mean that the parent has the best interest of child always. The child should be able to choose which parent gets custody of them all together. The child knows what would be best for them during the time. They know who they would and wouldn't like to live with and have very valid reasons for their decision. They also understand why a certain parent shouldn't have any type of custody over them. This is why I believe there a many misconceptions of decisions of children about their rights.

The Misconceptions of Decisions of Children About Their Rights.
Many children understand the emotional distress that occurs between their parents. They are able to pick up on facial expressions and body language that parents think go unnoticed. This is when kids start to formulate things together and develop an understand of what the problem is; which can later lead to other problems. Parents then have to decide how to deal with the situation for the best interest of their child and this is where they children can solve some of the problem. Allowing the child to have a voice in what should be done to mediate the problem that their parent have to where it effects them can allow the child to get a true understand of what is occurring between their parents. Separated or divorced parents argue over decisions about their child when the whole argument could be avoided by asking the child what they want.Doing this can reverse or stop the effects that the situation would have on the child in the future and teach them how to handle situations that had happen later in life in response to the separation or divorce of their parents. Children should not be required by the state to have spend a certain amount of days/ time with the other parent that shares custody over the child. This creates room for child neglect and unhealthy relationships between a child and both their parents. They should be able to decide how often they would like to visit and stay with the other parent. When the child is forced to do things by the rules of the court, things tend to become very hard for them but if you allow them to say when and how long they are ale to visit, the situation of the divorce doesn't get put on them and they are able to enjoy being a child without the extra stress of custody negotiation. Children should also be able to decide who they would like to live with. The decision should not be completely up to the courts because sometimes the courts don't know the full extension of the situations of the child and therefore they may not rule in the complete best interest of the child. This is not just an important topic in the divorce courts but its important in many other aspects. It's not only focusing on the importance of making sure things go smoothly for a child whose put in the stressful situation of divorce but also the rights of children all over. A big topic that is being discussed in society today is the different rights of humans that should be acknowledged and practiced by everyone and children's rights fall into that category because it has become a norm to take rights away from a child because society has the perception that children are too young to make their own decisions. This is false and it should be recognized that children are, now more than ever, able to figure things out for themselves and know what they do and do not want.