Childhood Experiences Throughout The Developmental Stages Of Development

There are various challenges and environmental factors a child experiences throughout their developmental stages of life. Some individuals may have the privilege of being raised in an environment that has a mother and a father, a front and backyard, and even a room with a bed and dressers. As I reflect on my adolescence years of development, I find myself often asking questions as to why my siblings and I grew up in impoverished neighborhoods where gangs and violence was a pervasive occurrence. Why was it that at times I wanted to play outside the police would be on the streets with their guns drawn and sirens on? Why was it that when I came home from the bus stop, the neighbor's parents would have a water hose out in the front yard in a shape