Conclusion
I have learned many things from the topic of how poverty affects children. From my research, I can now say with out a shadow of a doubt that I better understand how and why children in poverty act and learn the way that they do. Children that may look the same operate and function in a totally different way if one suffers from poverty.
Children who live in poverty have many different cognitive delays than those who are from middle or high class. Children who are in poverty can have developmental delays, which include both limited and long-term developmental deficits that range from zero years of age up until seventeen. These children may also have a learning disability, which is defined as having exceptional difficulty in learning to read, write and do arithmetic. These children will then in return under-achieve in school and fall behind which then again leads to poverty. Emotionally, children who suffer from poverty will feel neglected, insufficient and not proud of any accomplishments. They may also feel put down and not try in school. Children who live in poverty will also show behavioral problems such as violent outbursts and hurting others. Physically, children can be obese from having poor cheap food choices. This can also lead to diabetes and low iron. Children who live in extreme poverty will be under weight and lack nutrition. Children who live in poverty may also experience broken bones from working at an early age along with scars from not being able to afford proper health care. These children, ones in poverty, may also become sick much easier because of lack of nutrition, poor hygiene and clothing choices. The affects that poverty leaves on children in unlimited!
I believe there are many proactive steps that we can take as a society. We can set up programs that help cloth and feed children who are in the federal poverty level. With respect to the families, we can suggest help lines that we must know ourselves. We can forward information that we have such as local food banks and clothing shelters. As educators, we need to never leave a child behind and understand how each child learns. It may take more time to educate a child in poverty, but we should never leave them fall behind the waste side. We can also set aside time for after school programs that help children learn which can end the poverty cycle. As I continue to research the affects that poverty has on children, I also see programs that can help. Proactive steps would be early intervention, to recognize the signs of poverty and try to stop them in their steps, provide materials and resources for children to learn.
I have learned many things from my topic, all by which I find highly important to my professional and personal life. In a world that we live in now, we should know how children respond to poverty and the best ways to help them.
Children who live in poverty have many different cognitive delays than those who are from middle or high class. Children who are in poverty can have developmental delays, which include both limited and long-term developmental deficits that range from zero years of age up until seventeen. These children may also have a learning disability, which is defined as having exceptional difficulty in learning to read, write and do arithmetic. These children will then in return under-achieve in school and fall behind which then again leads to poverty. Emotionally, children who suffer from poverty will feel neglected, insufficient and not proud of any accomplishments. They may also feel put down and not try in school. Children who live in poverty will also show behavioral problems such as violent outbursts and hurting others. Physically, children can be obese from having poor cheap food choices. This can also lead to diabetes and low iron. Children who live in extreme poverty will be under weight and lack nutrition. Children who live in poverty may also experience broken bones from working at an early age along with scars from not being able to afford proper health care. These children, ones in poverty, may also become sick much easier because of lack of nutrition, poor hygiene and clothing choices. The affects that poverty leaves on children in unlimited!
I believe there are many proactive steps that we can take as a society. We can set up programs that help cloth and feed children who are in the federal poverty level. With respect to the families, we can suggest help lines that we must know ourselves. We can forward information that we have such as local food banks and clothing shelters. As educators, we need to never leave a child behind and understand how each child learns. It may take more time to educate a child in poverty, but we should never leave them fall behind the waste side. We can also set aside time for after school programs that help children learn which can end the poverty cycle. As I continue to research the affects that poverty has on children, I also see programs that can help. Proactive steps would be early intervention, to recognize the signs of poverty and try to stop them in their steps, provide materials and resources for children to learn.
I have learned many things from my topic, all by which I find highly important to my professional and personal life. In a world that we live in now, we should know how children respond to poverty and the best ways to help them.