As a child I never really
faced any stressors. Even though I didn’t have to face any I seen many of my
friends growing up dealing with them. My best friend had to deal with her
mother and father in and out of prison. Her grandmother had to raise her. It was
hard for me to see what she had to deal with because I have never experience
that before. It was worse for her when they would get out and promise her that
she could live with them and be a family and then they would break her heart
because they would turn around and go
right back to prison.
I also seen many of my
friends dealing with their parents getting a divorce. I can only imagine what I
would of felt like if my parents were to get a divorce. I’m grown now and I
still can’t imagine. Divorce is highly stressful to children. When children
have to go through a divorce they are going through a big change. Divorce can
also put a strain on the child and the relationship they may have with both
parents. Parents should never want their child to pick a side. One of my
friends had to go live with her dad one year and her mom the next year. That
was very hard on her because she had to switch schools every year. When she got
older she decided she wanted to stay full time with her dad. I like the fact
when she got older the parents let her make the decision to whom she wanted to
live with.
Poverty has a huge impact
on child development. When children live in poverty they suffer in cognitive
development. Their physical health is also is affected by poverty. Mexico is
the number one city that faces poverty. In Mexico many children are unable to
attend school because their families cannot afford to buy uniforms and school
supplies. Another issue is children start to work at a young age. They are
unable to attend school because they are working to help their family. A lot of
parts of Mexico is starting a community center for children and families. They
have a group of people that help them with food, help them get an education and
help with health issues.
Porsche,
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to watch our friends grow up with such stress, yet we seem to have so little. I struggle daily to watch the children in my classroom survive through stress that would bring grown people to their knees. Thank you for sharing this week.
Sheila
Hi,
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I did not have to deal with a lot of the stressors that children are exposed to today,it is hard to see a child come to school and have to deal with these things on a regular basis. As long we continue supporting and advocating for our children I believe we will make a difference.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I did not have to deal with a lot of the stressors that children are exposed to today,it is hard to see a child come to school and have to deal with these things on a regular basis. As long we continue supporting and advocating for our children I believe we will make a difference.