Yue Su
San Jose State University
Poverty as a Critical Issue in Child Development
A myriad of governments across the globe are often faced with the problem of dealing with the issues facing children across the globe. Growing up in poverty impacts negatively affects the growth of children. Children from poor backgrounds are not in a position to associate well with other children from either middle or top class in the society. These children are a time bullied since they are unable to afford some things like toys which to them are basics.
No one can deny that poverty negatively impacts the life of a child. Research has proven that the development of a child mainly depends on the kind of life a child gets at a younger age. It is axiomatic to argue that a child who grows under poverty conditions is likely to have poor mental development. To have an imperative discussion of the paper, it is important to delineate the unembellished key concepts in the study which is ‘poverty’. It is defined as a condition whereby person’s basic needs like clothing, food and shelter are not being met. Poverty is divided into two the first being absolute poverty. It is often synonymous with destitution which happens when …show more content…
This may run from the emotional, cognitive and physical problems. A child who is from poor social and economic background tends to have poor kind of socialization with other peers in the society. They tend to have a level of self esteem with the lack of self confidence. Because they do not have a good background they have been made to believe that those from higher standings in the community are better than them. In most cases they fear socializing with others and therefore they interact amongst themselves. Low socioeconomic development interferes with their physical lives in different