Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development
Childhood Hunger causes stress
As a very young child growing up, I can surely say that I experience hunger or a lack of food as a child. I would not say that I did not get any food, but I can say that I did not receive a full balance meal. As an adult, I never let my children leave home without breakfast or money for their lunch and most of the time they take lunch just in case they don't like what the school has for lunch. Hunger causes a child not to be able to develop and grow normally and cause stress on the child.
As a child, I would have to think about what we were going to eat and how was my mother going to feed us because she was disable and was a single parent. As an adult, and I see child in that is going through what I experience I help parent to realize that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it gets the brain ready for the work that is has to do. As a young child, I did not suffer from from issues that most children suffer from but I did worry if my mom would be able to provide a meal for me an my little brother which cause stress as a child. Children who have to worry about food, the family have finance problems,like my mom was a single parent who was disable with limited income. I have learned over the years that child go through as much stress as the adults.
In countries such as Africa, families have less that $1 to live off, and the stats says that 41% of Africa is undernourished. When reading about countries where children are starving hurts my heart to see so many people close to me that take food for granted. There are a lot people who do not have as much as we do and wish that they could eat and drink we do. I try to help others in my community who are in need a meal or child who even needs a snack, I have started to coupon and receive foods that will help others.
I can’t think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry.
With the economy being in the state that it is many families are in need of the basic necessities right here in our backyard. In order for me to provide the basic necessities for my own children I have to work two jobs. It is so hard now and I don't see it getting any better.
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