The effects of poverty on young children Many children in the United States grow up in homes with one parent or both parents with low incomes or no income. These families are considered to be living in Poverty. Poverty is the condition of not having enough income to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. (Brooks-Gunn and Duncan 2-1) Children from all races and ethincities are affected by poverty. From negitive academic outcomes, behaviorial and emotional problems, and physical health problems. All children in America deserve a chance, but sad to say that some kids do not have a chance to succeed because of the income level their family is in.
Poverty is attributed by different factors like homelessness, substandard housing,unsafe neighboorhoods, malnutrition and food insecurity, inadequate child care, lack of access to healthcare , and underresourced schools. The percentage of poor children living in poverty that are affected by these facoters is much greater than nonpoor children. Different races and ethinicties are included in the poverty level. The poverty rate for black childresn was 38.2 percent; 32.3 percent for Hispanic childres; 17 percent for non-hispanic white children; and 13 percent for Asian …show more content…
In some instances the family is so poor they can not afford to have a lot of food, which leads to malnutrition. Some childeren from poverty income level homes are obese because they have lack of access to healthy foods and areas of play. This can lead to obese children missing school because of their weight. The obesity can be due to eating inexpensive food that is unhealthy and bad for children’s health. Poverty has been consistently associated with increasing school absences, often resulting in poor academic perfomance and problems with social and cognitive development . (Echeverria, Velez-Valle, Janevic, Prystowsky,
Poverty is attributed by different factors like homelessness, substandard housing,unsafe neighboorhoods, malnutrition and food insecurity, inadequate child care, lack of access to healthcare , and underresourced schools. The percentage of poor children living in poverty that are affected by these facoters is much greater than nonpoor children. Different races and ethinicties are included in the poverty level. The poverty rate for black childresn was 38.2 percent; 32.3 percent for Hispanic childres; 17 percent for non-hispanic white children; and 13 percent for Asian …show more content…
In some instances the family is so poor they can not afford to have a lot of food, which leads to malnutrition. Some childeren from poverty income level homes are obese because they have lack of access to healthy foods and areas of play. This can lead to obese children missing school because of their weight. The obesity can be due to eating inexpensive food that is unhealthy and bad for children’s health. Poverty has been consistently associated with increasing school absences, often resulting in poor academic perfomance and problems with social and cognitive development . (Echeverria, Velez-Valle, Janevic, Prystowsky,