Respond to these student posts Karissa post Tobacco and alcohol use are a personal choice, but they have a foundation in the societal aspect as well. Social norms are what contribute to every persons eventual choices and behavior based on what others have set out for a pattern of acceptability in society. Therefore, if we are to change these habits, we must first look at how our society plays a roll and re-create the narrative for the future. The Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths states that standards set by society define the boundaries of behavior. (Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths, 1994). If a person at a young age is seeing alcohol consumption and/or smoking as something that is accepted by friends and family, or movies are portraying actors as heroes that smoke it's certainly noticed and accepted.  Just encouraging smoking cessation or helping to stop others from drinking is only part of the solution. There is an underlying pervasiveness to these addictions that needs to be uprooted. It is not just the addiction itself that is a problem because a lot of the time one will replace another. The cultural acceptance and advocacy for such behavior needs to be stopped. The public funding of these issues is largely where the problem is based. Lobbying and other special interests that want to control and manipulate individual behaviors are at the center of this issue. If you are looking at alcohol consumption for example, it is glorified in the media and set forth in mass-marketing droves. Children and adults alike view it as something used to celebrate and have fun. Smoking and alcohol consumption is something that goes hand in hand when some people are socializing. Shiffmans study reveals that 19% of cigarettes were smoked when drinking alcohol and 29% when participants were socializing. (Schiffman, 2009). In order to lessen the effects of alcohol consumption and smoking in our society, we must first stop allowing big tobacco companies and alcohol producers to target our children and people from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds. Even though there has been campaigns to stop children and others from smoking or drinking, it has not been enough. We must all take part in these responsibilities so that we can create a healthier more productive society for each other.  Ciarah post When it comes to smoking and excessive drinking, the effects can be seen all throughout society, so shouldn't society play a part in helping end these horrible addictions. I will agree in saying that the end result of quitting is the individual and only the individuals responsibility. Society cannot force a person to quit, but it can help lead the individual to that decision.  Several communities, in accordance to state laws, have now banned smoking in all public places including bars and restaurants. In the article  How Society Treats Smoking, .

1. Respond to these student posts
Karissa post
Tobacco and alcohol use are a personal choice, but they have a
foundation in the societal aspect as well. Social norms are what
contribute to every persons eventual choices and behavior based
on what others have set out for a pattern of acceptability in
society. Therefore, if we are to change these habits, we must
first look at how our society plays a roll and re-create the
narrative for the future. The Institute of Medicine (US)
Committee on Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and
Youths states that standards set by society define the boundaries
of behavior. (Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on
Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths, 1994). If
a person at a young age is seeing alcohol consumption and/or
smoking as something that is accepted by friends and family, or
movies are portraying actors as heroes that smoke it's certainly
noticed and accepted. Just encouraging smoking cessation or
helping to stop others from drinking is only part of the solution.
There is an underlying pervasiveness to these addictions that
needs to be uprooted. It is not just the addiction itself that is a
problem because a lot of the time one will replace another. The
cultural acceptance and advocacy for such behavior needs to be
stopped. The public funding of these issues is largely where the
problem is based. Lobbying and other special interests that want
to control and manipulate individual behaviors are at the center
of this issue. If you are looking at alcohol consumption for
example, it is glorified in the media and set forth in mass-
marketing droves. Children and adults alike view it as
something used to celebrate and have fun. Smoking and alcohol
consumption is something that goes hand in hand when some

2. people are socializing. Shiffmans study reveals that 19% of
cigarettes were smoked when drinking alcohol and 29% when
participants were socializing. (Schiffman, 2009). In order to
lessen the effects of alcohol consumption and smoking in our
society, we must first stop allowing big tobacco companies and
alcohol producers to target our children and people from poorer
socioeconomic backgrounds. Even though there has been
campaigns to stop children and others from smoking or
drinking, it has not been enough. We must all take part in these
responsibilities so that we can create a healthier more
productive society for each other.
Ciarah post
When it comes to smoking and excessive drinking, the effects
can be seen all throughout society, so shouldn't society play a
part in helping end these horrible addictions. I will agree in
saying that the end result of quitting is the individual and only
the individuals responsibility. Society cannot force a person to
quit, but it can help lead the individual to that decision.
Several communities, in accordance to state laws, have now
banned smoking in all public places including bars and
restaurants. In the article
How Society Treats Smoking,
Gregory N Connolly provides qualitative studies and
information on the process taken to promote public support in
such bans. Smoking can have long term affects on the
individual, the community, the wildlife and air pollution. These
are not problems an individual can fix. It will take the support
from society as a whole. Along with smoking bans in public
places, there are products made available to help individuals

3. quit smoking such as nicotine gum and patches. These products
can be found at any county health department and are usually
free to the public. In Illinois this past year, legislation was
passed to raise the legal age of smoking to 21. All these steps
together can help limit the amount of people smoking in
society.
As far as drinking goes, alcoholism is a deadly disease that is
responsible for more than 88,000 deaths per year according the
CDC. Financial loss due to alcoholism is no small number
either. Heavy drinking has caused the US taxpayers up to 249
billion per year (T, B. 2019). Some of these expenses include
unemployment and social security expenses due to a person
losing their job or being unable to hold down a job due to
excessive drinking. Healthcare expenses take up a large portion
with emergency room visits and treatments relating to liver
disease to name just a few examples. With these expenses
coming out of societies pocket, maybe society should pick up a
little bit of the responsibility in trying to fix the problem. More
affordable and easily accessible treatment facilities and tools
should become available to the public along with stricter laws
pertaining to public intoxication and drinking. It may seem
unfair to those who know how to drink responsibly but it could
end up saving lives and money.
Daria post
A way I would focus on early childhood administrator
communication with families that are effective would be
through family newsletters and a handbook for families. This is
a way to conveniently communicate a basic program
information that is distributed to all families at some point
during the enrollment procedure. " As a director, you will have

4. to decide what information parents need to know and the best
way to convey it to them"(Jones, 1996). The parent handbook
would include a brief statement about the program, an outline of
the day as well as an explanation of how it fits into the program
philosophy, fees and arrangements for payments, expected
arrival and pickup times and procedures etc. The goal is to work
with every parent and what works with each and every parent, If
a parent is unable to attend school activities or parent teacher
conferences a phone call or face time might work better for
them.
The steps an administrator should take when working with
referral agencies is by collecting a list of services that are
available in the community. Having a plan fit or booklet that
contains names of all social services agencies, their addresses,
telephone numbers, websites, hours, charges etc. Some potential
benefits and challenges involving families and the community is
the effective use of the interpersonal skills that are particularly
appropriate when working with the community. Along with the
appearance and maintenance of the buildings and grounds that
can influence the relationship with the community.
Tiffani post
When trying to keep all the parents involved in upcoming
events, what’s new at the program, and all the different changes
that are happening I will do a weekly update on what new is
going on and what is up and coming. Challenges could arise by
this by me missing something or not letting the parents know
soon enough on what is happening at the program. I will take all
the advice possible from the parents and teachers to be able to
make sure I am doing everything possible to keep the parent sin
the loop of all the things going on at the program. The people

5. that work at the program are the best ones to know when a child
may need a little extra help, we are the ones that are teaching
them and watching them learn. Some may need a little extra
help, and this is when different agencies will come into play. If
we see the family need a little extra help at home, we will visit
the different agencies to see what they offer and then come to
that family and give them the information they need to use this
agency. In different communities the agencies differ. Some may
need a little extra help with groceries, and some may need need
personal help with their medical issues. We can help them by
offering them pamphlets of all the different agencies that we
have contact with that may help the family. The director should
make time to visit and make appointments with all the different
agencies to see what they offer. So, when the time arises when a
family needs help the program has all the information on hand
to give to the family. When families are involved in their
child’s program the attend helps the child become more
involved themselves. When they see their parents wanting to
become more involved in their life it should encourage the child
to do more as well. “When the director has done a good job of
understanding the community, and when all the pertinent
information is conveyed to the staff, everyone at the center
gains a greater appreciation of the community, and a strong
working relationship can emerge” (Sciarra, D. J., Lynch, E. M.,
Adams, S. M., & Dorsey, A. G. (2016) Community involvement
is huge when it comes to a program with children. If you have
the communities trust with their children and money big things
could happen for the program.
Neyssa post
When people talk about heroes we think about the good guys
and when people refer to villains we always associate them to

6. the bad guys from the story. These roles should be exclusive,
but it have been certain situations where heroes commit
villainous act, for example when peter pan steal the rich to feed
the poor, even though he did it with good intentions robbing
someone is still a bad act and vice-verse villains can become
good guys, for example in the game of throne when the
character Theon Greyjoy's the son of Lord Balon, he was
ruthless and monstrous but when suffered greatly, he became a
good guy in the story.
In my opinion tricksters can not be heroes because these
characters are mischievous they lie, cheat, and steal to
accomplish their goal.
Celebrities are view in different way by the people who fallow
and praise them. Celebrities are usually picture as good guys. in
the actuality the media have a lot of influence on their lives, so
one day they can be an hero and another day a trickster. A great
example is Angelina Jolie, she is knowing as a great actress and
humanitarian person but due to circumstances in life, now she
seem like one of the worse person even though she had done so
many good things.
Darin post
History has shown the world from many aspects of literture that
villians and heros pretty much stay on their own side of the
track. However, in today`s modern era, seeing villians turn good
and heros turn heel, becomes more exciting, because its the
unexpected. Although pro wrestling is a form of entertainment
more than a sport, this transition is often used to catch the
crowd off guard. Another example is in the movie X-Men when
Magneto who has always carried the status of villian asssited in

7. saving the mutants from the world who wants to destoy what he
is too. The biggest lesson I`ve always learn is to keep your
friends close and enemies even closer to get educated on their
every move to deceive you. Celebrities are viewed based on
perception, because as a child I thought Superman was a hero,
but in reality he is a trickster, because he really didn`t exist.
The difference between a real person and their image is either
the immortality or the creation developed in the story their in.
One example is that I couldn`t hold a bolt of lightening in my
hand like Zeus or live in the bottom of the sea like Poseidon.