Being poor means that every worry is secondary to money. It means that every experience is centered around money. It makes money, which is ironically something you possess little of in contrast to other people, more central to your everyday life than theirs, and they face some circumstances daily like the following:
DAILY CHALLENGES
Children in poverty confront daily challenges that affect their ability to learn, according to Eric Jensen, a teacher and expert in neuroscience, as well as the author of “Teaching with Poverty in Mind.” Jensen
notes that children from low socioeconomic status homes must deal with emotional and social challenges, acute and chronic stressors, cognitive lags and health and safety issues. These result from such factors as poor parental attachment, parental depression, inadequate health care, chaotic and unsafe environments, and caregivers who are overworked, stressed or use harsh disciplinary measures. Parents may be physically unavailable as they work long hours and children are more likely to be left to fend for themselves.
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