Children Victimized Thorough Poverty Children living in poverty has increasingly gotten worse over the years. In 2004, eighteen percent of children lived in poverty in the United States (Hall & Koball, 2006). However, that number has risen to twenty-two percent which calculates to more than sixteen million children live in poverty. Children raised in poverty have been known to manifest health and behavior issues.
Children in Poverty: Statement of Issue In order to understand children in poverty, one must know the meaning and definition of poverty. Poverty can be absolute of relative. Absolute poverty is when someone does not meet the minimum requirements for basic needs. Basic needs include food, water, shelter, education and more. (Barusch,
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The child is directly impacted in several ways, such as, being bullied, becoming violent and not doing well in school. Several children in poverty suffer rejection from their parents and peers which leads to numerous items. For instance, the child can become stressed, homeless or depressed (Barusch, 2012). “Children raised in low-income families are at risk for academic and social problems as well as poor health and well-being, which can in turn undermine educational achievement” (Engle & Black). There is a clear connection between poverty and low-academic achievement. Children who are young and are attending preschool have “lower rates of school completion” than adolescents “who experience poverty in later years” (Gunn & Duncan, 1997). Additionally, children are not receiving the help they need which causes them to behind in school. Along the lines of becoming violent, children are joining gangs and teenage females are getting …show more content…
Family comes into play here because children aren’t receiving the help they need at home because the parents are unhealthy and not doing anything to get themselves out of poverty (Gunn and Duncan, 1997).
Human Rights Violation
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created for people to have their own rights in freedom. The articles that impact and support children in poverty include article twenty-five and twenty-six. Article twenty-five discusses the importance of health and that everyone is entitled to the services they need (UDHR). In regards to article twenty-six, education is key for human development and parents can choose what type of education they want their child to receive (UDHR). Along the lines of the human rights for children, the Convention on the Rights of the Children supports the rights children have. The Convention on the Rights of the Children includes fifty-four articles. Under article six, it states that children have the right to life and that they should live life to the fullest (Convention on the Rights of the Child). On the other hand, one of the articles can be directly related to children in poverty which is article nineteen which
(Brooks-Gunn et all, 1997) That points out the disadvantage and how the family income influence youngsters overall childhood, since under the poverty condition, they children do not have enough money to support for their necessary needs, they will more likely to have low self-confidence and hard to blend in with their peers. Poverty has impact on children’s achievement in several different ways. Payne (2003) maintained that the poverty could affect children achievement though emotional, mental, financial, and role models (Payne, 2003). Thus, the children from low-income family are more likely to have self-destructive behavior, lack of control emotional response and lack of necessary intellectual, that is really important for the students under the age of 16.
It is not difficult to document that poor children suffer a disproportionate share of deprivation, hardship, and bad outcomes. More than 16 million children in the United States – 22% of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level – $23,550 a year for a family of four. (Truman, 2005) Living in poverty rewires children 's brains and reports show that it produces prolonged effects. Also, growing up in a community with dangerous streets, gangs, confused social expectations, discouraging role models, and few connections to outsiders commanding resources becomes a burden for any child. The concern about the number of children living in poverty arises from our knowledge of the problems children face because of poverty.
In addition to providing alarming statistics about the rate of childhood poverty, Jenson & Fraser highlight how much poverty can adversely affect the outcomes of children both directly and indirectly by impacting them at a familial and community levels (31-34).
most affected by poverty are the future of this country, the children. “Young children are the
Throughout the U.S. approximately “21 percent of kids are living in poverty” (“Child Poverty”). This shows that child poverty impacts both urban and rural populations and is crippling one out of every five children in the U.S. With poverty being so diverse and widespread this puts a lot of pressure on kids to try to escape. Also, with so many of America's kids living in poverty, it leaves a good chunk of America's population at risk for damaging effects. In another study by NCCP, they found that “42 percent of kids born into the bottom fifth of the wage class will stay there” (Frass). This shows that with so many kids in poverty that a lot of them are going to be stuck in poverty. This is an issue because serious health concerns are in place with people in poverty such as poor living conditions and inadequate food supplies. This statistic also affects children due to the fact that there is a greater chance for these kids to have children who are born into poverty, thus perpetuating the
Poverty as we know it is not a new issue at all, but none the less it’s a crucial problem that plagues much of the world. So much so, that it’s been stated that three billion people live off of less than $2.50 each day (dosomething). Poverty is a debilitating state to be stuck in, it takes so much more from people than just from a financial aspect. Someone who’s suffering from poverty have higher chances of experiencing a medical problem. People in this economic state also have much lower odds at succeeding in important areas such as school or finding a job. Poverty does not use a narrow view, instead it plays effects on people in much wider variety than just financially.
Poverty is “the inability to acquire enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter” (Gosselin,2009). This social disadvantage limits one’s ability to receive a quality education and it is a constant problem throughout the world accompanied with“deleterious impacts on almost all aspects of family life and outcomes for children”(Ravallion,1992). Poverty is a main factor that affects normal human growth and development in a variety of ways, primarily impacting children’s early development, social behaviour, health, and self worth.
Childhood development is both a biological and psychological period that occurs to every human from birth to adolescence. The transition from dependency to autonomy characterizes this period. The crucial factors that affect this period include parental life, prenatal development and genetics among others. Childhood period is immensely significant for the child’s future health and development. Efforts in ensuring proper child development are normally seen through parents, health professional and educators who work collectively. Such efforts are essential in making sure that children grow to reach their full potential. However, it is not extremely easy to raise a child in modern times because certain factors emerge to ruin this pivotal stage in life. Poverty is a serious problem that can immensely affect childhood development (Horgan, 2007). Children are susceptible developmentally to problems in their earliest period of their life. Poverty is not a selective issue and it can affect all ages in any place, but its
Poverty can have damaging effects on children. Poverty rates amongst children are higher than another other age group according to Dalaker, 2001. Though there have been many improvements made, there are still approximately 1.2 million children still living in poverty. In terms of race and ethnicity, the poverty rate for children under 18 years of age are as followed; 30% African American, 29% Latino and 13% White. This extenuates the statistics ...
The author of the article contends: “On the other hand, child poverty has persisted, putting at risk the exercise of children's rights under the Convention in ways that are more far-reaching than often thought: child poverty undermines the exercise of the child's right not only to the provision of basic needs, but also to protection from abuse and neglect and to participation in decisions that affect the child” (Howe, Covell 2003, 1068). The convention is made up on the concept of the 3 p’s: provision, protection, and participation. Provision means to be provided with the basics of economic and social needs. An example of this is that children have the right to survival and development, education, health care, and basic economic security as stated in the convention. Poverty can have effects on these aspects of provision.
When analyzing children growing up in poverty a lot of factors come into play such as their physical, psychological and emotional development. To grow up in poverty can have long term effect on a child. What should be emphasized in analyzing the effects of poverty on children is how it has caused many children around the world to suffer from physical disorders, malnutrition, and even diminishes their capacities to function in society. Poverty has played a major role in the functioning of families and the level of social and emotional competency that children are able to reach. Children in poverty stricken families are exposed to greater and emotional risks and stress level factors.
First of all, poverty leads to poor children’s low academic achievement at all levels (CPAC, 2017). This can be attributed to many factors. For example. poor children do not have parental support because their parents are usually not highly-educated and do not motivate their children to achieve highly in school or provide them with books at home or talk to them about future aspirations (Van der Berg, 2008). In addition, poor children’s bad houses are not the best environment for learning because they may be cold and dark.
Living in poverty exposes children to disadvantages that influence many aspects in their life that are linked to their ability to do well in school. In the United States of America there are an estimated 16.4 million children under the age of 18 living in poverty (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). “The longer a child lives in poverty, the lower the educational attainment” (Kerbo, 2012). Children who are raised in low-income households are at risk of failing out before graduating high school (Black & Engle, 2008). U.S. children living in poverty face obstacles that interfere with their educational achievement. Recognizing the problems of living in poverty can help people reduce the consequences that prevent children from reaching their educational potential.
According to Evans and Fuller-Rowell (2013), childhood poverty activates more chronic stress resulting in an achievement gap once the children start school. Researchers conduct various amounts of experiments and studies every year, but several researchers are focusing on an impending situation involving childhood poverty and how poverty affects the children’s memory as they grow into young adults. The stress level and situations that accompany poverty is a concern to society because without functioning citizens, how can the community survive as a whole? Documented evidence proves “children from lower-income households arrive at school behind in reading and math” (Evans & Fuller-Rowell, 2013, p.688) resulting in more kids dropping out earlier
Some say related to poverty are the moral issues affecting the families, children born outside of