During my second year of working with children I witnessed a child trying to cope with issues of abuse, neighborhood violence and neglect. Derick was around 7 years of age when he was forced to live with his grandmother and a house full of other relatives. His mother was arrested for theft. His way of coping was being quite and alone. He interacted in class activities very little. Therefore, he didn't really know how to cope or deal with his situation. Other teachers along with myself gave it our all to help him deal with his issues. At that point there was no way we could get him mentally out. Now a days, in this community there is a number of resources that our youth can use without the parents knowledge.
CHILDREN IN CHINA AND STRESS:
I have wondered about children in China and the stress that may impact their development. Actually, their competitive spirit of climbing educational skills I believes helps. Due to the over population they have much love and support of both parents and at least one grandparent. These children has to attend school about six days of the week. This great deal of education helps their intelligent level. However, this shows how they excel educationally than children in America. This type of stress for them seems to be a help to us, which is important in child development.
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