Article Summary : Developmental Potential

My full name is Christina Kaysone Chantharavongsa and I was born March 23, 1995 in Bridgeport Hospital located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was a little city and a small world since a ton of people would know each other. My parents were in an arranged marriage and were both moved to the United States from Laos during their high school years. But I’m actually half Laotian and Thai since my mom’s side is Thai from Thailand although she was born in an Asian Southeastern country called Laos. I’m the second oldest out of four children with two sisters and one brother. The order goes from Sarah, Christina (me),

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UNICEF stated that, “India, almost half of children younger than five years are stunted, a manifestation of chronic undernutrition. Stunting and other forms of under-nutrition are thought to be responsible for nearly half of all child deaths globally.” Children who are stunting they are facing under developed brain with many long term damaging consequences, as well as mental abilities and learning skills and can cause many problems for their future (UNICEF). Even though the economy in India has developed, the number of the children under the age of five have still been being stunted. According to UNICEF, “48 per cent or 54 million children under-five years in India are stunted. Stunting (inadequate length/height for age) reflects cumulative

Some scholars believe that the negative impact poverty has on health of children is the reason for, continuing physical pressure and persistent childhood hunger can a result for a child to have a challenge in education and eventually lead a child to be less successful in the school. A 2016 research presented the idea that the childhood poverty reduces one’s life outlook within adulthood. Definitely, in most cases, it happened even without the family’s living situation or income. While related to their financially- stable equals, poor children in the United States of America are more suitable to present diminished well -being as well as numerous development issue (Arrighi and Maume 138). These facts were revealed by checking different areas, involving physical well-being, cognitive issues, school performance consequences, psychological and behavioral consequences. Therefore, the child poverty places

1.2, There are many factors that could hinder children and young person lives and this includes social, economic and cultural issues. Poverty is an example of social factors, so children who are growing in poverty experience lack of knowledge of how to achieve their ambitions. These children are more likely to experience lack of self-esteem and confidence as they would feel incapable of fulfilling their own needs. This is due to because the outcomes of poverty is often leads of inequalities education attainments and in heath such as poor physical and mental health which associated with growing up in poverty.

Poverty is the condition of being without the provisions for living day-to-day, and it is frequently related with necessity, adversity and privation of funds through a widespread array of situations (Poverty. n.d.). Ideally, young kids should be able to collect memories of their childhood of when they played free in a safety environment that provides nurture, learning, and happiness in order to achieve their greatest potential. On the contrary, young ones live a life far from that. Poverty has extensive shattering effects and they distress children directly. One of the biggest impact of Childhood poverty is related to Learning. Youngsters living in poverty face learning difficulties due to factors

The issue of children living in poverty is not simply an “American problem”, rather it is of international importance, specifically related to how poverty affects a child’s brain development and quality of life. This paper will state its claim by providing data about worldwide poverty rates for children, provide and interpret data proving the relationship between poverty and brain development, and conclude with a story of a real family experiencing the effects of poverty as a result of war.

Hardship on an economic level and others can have lasting effects on a child’s development and lifestyle in the future. Being a low-family can get in the way of a child’s cognitive development and his/her ability to learn. Being at a low-income can cause children to have behavioral, social, and emotional problems, along with poor health. Children who are very young and live in low-income families and children who experience relentless and persistent poverty are at the greatest risks.

“The World Health Organization has declared poverty the single largest determinant of health for both adults and children.” (Jakovljevi, 2016, p. 455). Recent studies report that many children are living in poverty all across the world. These children are facing many obstacles as a result. These barriers range from lack of money or resources, nutritional foods, and suitable housing. Additionally, these children have a hard time focusing in school because their number one priority is survival. There are also studies that support poverty that play a role in the development, behavioral issues, and cognitive problems (Jakovljevi, 2016). Poverty affects people adversely due to the lack of financial stability in the home, missed educational

For example, the article it states, “childhood poverty may also lead to brain changes that influence mood and risk of depression” WORKCITE’. Therefore, at times child whose parents are living in poverty sometimes might be working two jobs to make it, so at times the child isn’t getting enough attention to help the child’s brain development.

As this period is considered to be the most integral developmental stage of life, the impact of social, environmental, and economic determinants can have long lasting, if not permanent effects (World Health Organization (WHO), 2015) . Children who in early life are subjected to adversities, such as poverty, inappropriate care, maltreatment, inadequate health care, or substandard education, are more likely to suffer difficulties later in life (Hertzman, 2013).

The environment that a child is exposed to is very influential, as a high-quality living environment has been positively linked to cognitive development (Guo & Harris, 2000). Therefore those children living in poverty are at a further disadvantage due to their low-quality living environment.

However, they are individuals just like any other child and they should be given the same opportunities that all children have. Poverty is a huge problem in many areas of the world. MacQueen states “poverty puts children behind from birth, and keeps them behind for life (2003).” If a child is in a household with little money, they may lack “the stable home in a safe neighbourhood, adequate nutrition, and the kind of involved parenting” that would be influential on the correct and desired development of the young child (MacQueen, 2003).

The research question in this article would be, what are the factors that do not permit children to develop their potential in their first 5 years of age in developing countries? For instance, to bring a conclusion the researchers have applied the quantitative method to know a close estimate of how many children do not achieve or fulfill their developmental potential, in this case through surveys and longitudinal studies (Grantham-McGregor et al., 2007). According to the article, nutritional deficiencies or lack of education of the caretaker, are the causes of poor cognitive, motor, socioemotional development, which at the end result in poor school achievement. Children in developing countries are exposed to

Socio-economic factors are widely acknowledged as important determinants of poverty. If an individual experiences adverse living conditions in childhood, majority of them will have inadequate income and result in low socio-economic status as adults (Carroll et al, 2011). Children born in poor households have difficulty in accessing the basic needs (e.g. food, clothing, and good living environment) and this can affect their learning ability at school, unable to focus. In other words, they have a higher chance of dropping out of school or lower education attainment, unable to provide appropriate qualifications when they move onto adulthood, seeking for job opportunities. These children are finding day-to-day life tough, they are living in cold, damp houses, do not have warm or rain-proof clothing, their shoes are worn, and many days they go hungry (Children's Commissioner, 2012). Often this has taken place over a long period of time, impacting on their development, behaviour and physical health furthermore limiting their potential as they grow into adults.