Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

As a child, I was exposed to many different types of stressors, but none of the ones that were listed. The one that I am going to talk about is violence. My mom was exposed to violence from her father and others that she was around. My Grandfather was a very abusive man that took all of his issues out on my mom. My mom is a very strong person that coped with the ordeal by keeping to herself and avoiding the situations to the best of her abilities. She spent a lot of time with her grandparents whenever possible. She moved out of her parent’s home as soon as she could. As an adult, she spoke with a counselor to help her deal with the things that happened to her. My mom is a very strong woman that went through a lot as a child and has come out the other side as an amazing person that gives her time to help others whenever she can.

There are stressors that exist in all countries and it is hard to illuminate all of them. The thing that has always stuck out for me is that only certain countries bring attention to the lack of food or to the poverty that exists. The reality is that all countries have children that are living in poverty and that are hungry. Why is it that we only focus on the countries with extreme issues? There needs to be more attention given to all countries. I have not picked one country because I think that someone needs to bring attention to the bigger picture. There are so many children all over the world that need more food or that need more finances, but we do not here about that. In some countries, one of the stressors that lead to poverty is war and lack of availability. In many countries, the biggest issue is getting food to the people that need it. My concern is those that live in developed countries that should have access to food and or jobs to provide for their families and they do not. What about those families that live in developed countries? We never hear about those children that need support or help. I think that as a society we need to take the time to look at tall the children that are living in poverty and going hungry not just those in certain areas of the world.