Children get traumatized from different realms of interaction, whether it be eye-witness or their perception from the media. Traumatic events can be prone when living in poverty, or when undergoing separation of families supported by deportation. Saving all these children from potential trauma is nonrealistic, however informing caregivers about some social factors and knowledge about the developing brain can mitigate the amount of tainted children. In the book, The boy who was raised as a Dog, Child Neuropsychologist Bruce Perry emphasizes the importance of a child’s social and physical environment that determines the child attitude and behavior. Not many people are aware about the crucial outcomes neglected children can develop due to lack
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We currently live in an advanced post-industrial society that has altered all social values. Media has become a primary socializer that children spend most of their time with, whether it’s a TV or portable tablet. This constant repetition can be related to how the “Brain development is use-dependent: you use it or you lose it” (239).Once something is exposed to us constantly, it becomes normalized in our brains because of the many experiences our brain can grasp from, instead of having one experience to remember something the brain can choose from many, making it easier to comprehend. This can be related to Perry’s first case Tina. She was constantly sexually abused which made her believe that every time she encountered man, sexual activity came to mind, because all the memories in her brain that involved a man were involved with sexual relations. This normalized idea of sexual activity derived from the brain trying to make sense of the world by looking for patterns. Since this was one of the first things the brain was exposed to, it made it seem normal to Tina. This can be related to constricting boundaries on media because children are exposed to all sorts of content via media. If the media constantly reveals violence and different behavior, this will be the norm of the future society as the repetition will alter the social
We currently live in an advanced post-industrial society that has altered all social values. Media has become a primary socializer that children spend most of their time with, whether it’s a TV or portable tablet. This constant repetition can be related to how the “Brain development is use-dependent: you use it or you lose it” (239).Once something is exposed to us constantly, it becomes normalized in our brains because of the many experiences our brain can grasp from, instead of having one experience to remember something the brain can choose from many, making it easier to comprehend. This can be related to Perry’s first case Tina. She was constantly sexually abused which made her believe that every time she encountered man, sexual activity came to mind, because all the memories in her brain that involved a man were involved with sexual relations. This normalized idea of sexual activity derived from the brain trying to make sense of the world by looking for patterns. Since this was one of the first things the brain was exposed to, it made it seem normal to Tina. This can be related to constricting boundaries on media because children are exposed to all sorts of content via media. If the media constantly reveals violence and different behavior, this will be the norm of the future society as the repetition will alter the social