• Children living in poverty are at higher risks juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and the economic dependency upon their low income parent or parents (Wikepedia)
• The poverty rate for Illinois children under age 6 is 20% — the highest for any age group. Poverty affects these children at a time when they are experiencing important milestones in physical, cognitive, and social and emotional development (Voices for Illinois Children, 2010).
• Low income children often live in single-parent homes where stress can result from arbitrary discipline and reduce positive family interactions (Armstrong, 2010)
• High mobility rates can decrease success in school (changing schools, falling behind in the curriculum and not making positive friendships) (Armstrong, 2010)
• Poor inner-city youths are seven times more likely to be the victims of child abuse or neglect than are children of high social and economic status (Renchler, 1993, as cited in Payne, 2006)
• Children in poverty display fewer positive behaviors (such as compliance) than their non-impoverished peers (Child Trends Research Brief, 2009)
• Long term poverty in children in associated with feelings of anxiety, unhappiness, and dependence. Current poverty is associated with acting out, disobedience, and aggression (Child Trends Research Brief, 2009)
• Poverty may influence child development through at least five pathways: (1) child health and nutrition,(2) parent mental health and affective interactions,(3) provision of a stimulating home environment,(4)school and child care quality, and (5) neighbor-hood conditions. (Brady-Smith, Fauth, & Brooks-Gunn, 2003)
• Children living in poverty often suffer the following health consequences, and therefore require interventions that deal with good nutrition and health care (Armstrong, 2010):
oPoor diet - vitamin deficiencies, which can cause long-lasting neurological deficits
oLead Poisoning – can affect brain functioning
oAsthma
For more information:
Armstrong, A. (2010). Myths of poverty: Realities for students. The Illinois School Board Journal, 77, 49-53.
• The poverty rate for Illinois children under age 6 is 20% — the highest for any age group. Poverty affects these children at a time when they are experiencing important milestones in physical, cognitive, and social and emotional development (Voices for Illinois Children, 2010).
• Low income children often live in single-parent homes where stress can result from arbitrary discipline and reduce positive family interactions (Armstrong, 2010)
• High mobility rates can decrease success in school (changing schools, falling behind in the curriculum and not making positive friendships) (Armstrong, 2010)
• Poor inner-city youths are seven times more likely to be the victims of child abuse or neglect than are children of high social and economic status (Renchler, 1993, as cited in Payne, 2006)
• Children in poverty display fewer positive behaviors (such as compliance) than their non-impoverished peers (Child Trends Research Brief, 2009)
• Long term poverty in children in associated with feelings of anxiety, unhappiness, and dependence. Current poverty is associated with acting out, disobedience, and aggression (Child Trends Research Brief, 2009)
• Poverty may influence child development through at least five pathways: (1) child health and nutrition,(2) parent mental health and affective interactions,(3) provision of a stimulating home environment,(4)school and child care quality, and (5) neighbor-hood conditions. (Brady-Smith, Fauth, & Brooks-Gunn, 2003)
• Children living in poverty often suffer the following health consequences, and therefore require interventions that deal with good nutrition and health care (Armstrong, 2010):
oPoor diet - vitamin deficiencies, which can cause long-lasting neurological deficits
oLead Poisoning – can affect brain functioning
oAsthma
For more information:
Armstrong, A. (2010). Myths of poverty: Realities for students. The Illinois School Board Journal, 77, 49-53.
Great information! It's just such a shame that the numbers are so staggeringly high in supposedly the wealthiest country in the world. Are we ever going to get our priorities aligned?
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