I experienced povery growing up in a poor community. This caused problems in my education and my interaction with others. I was always concerned about the quality of my clothes and things that I had. As a result, I was self conscious. I know that I had poor performance in some classes due to the stress of poverty. Therefore, poverty can be a stressor to children.
Poverty is a worldwide issue. There are children in every country who are exposed to poverty. There are many organizations that are fighting poverty around the world. "CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty" (Care.org, 2012).
http://www.care.org/
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Your experience really reminds me of my friend who was form a very impoverished family. She was always suffering from not having many friends because she was from poor family. In facts, this problem greatly affects her emotionally more than cognitively. She was always afraid to approach from any student, thinking that no one would accept her friendship, and that in turn limited her education, forcing her to quit the school and staying at home. Actually, in my country we have many people, who judge others just by looking at their appearances and their living standard.
It is always great to hear stories of children that overcome poverty! The cognitive developmment in children is affected greatly as well as thier physchosocial development.
ReplyDeleteI agree socioeconomic status can place children at risk because of the stress on the family. I found Bakhtin's work on developing self image very useful in examining how a child first notices how others appear, then develops an idea of how others see him or her and then self-image. (Smidt, 2006, p. 102). Parents play such an important roll in creating a secure attachment, and a sense of value in their children. There are families that are fiscally poor but rich in love and family pride. Resources we help our families access are food banks, power assistance, clothing banks and holiday assistance. We have a laundry room in our center and will make sure a child has clean clothes on, and can wash up and straighten their hair. We work hard support without taking the role of the parent. When they are coming from a shelter or living in their car, I feel the parent needs to recognize how important the love and attention is to their child's success.
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