Consequences of Stress

I have never known any child to undergo any of these stressors. Growing up I experienced Natural Disasters, however I do not recall feeling any stress from these disasters. Only childhood memory that comes to mind that accompanied stress and affected me tremendously in a negative manor, was at age 8 a man approached me on my school campus and stole my earrings. I remember being so afraid for many months to follow and never wanting to walk to or from school alone. I grew up in an area where children were safe to walk to and from school. This incident did not affect any other area of my life; however i never walked to or from school alone again.

The country I chose to research is Jamaica, I grew up in Jamaica for many years and was blessed to never experience poverty, however I am aware that it existed then and still exists now. Statistics show that in recent years the poverty level has declined, but these statistics are unable to include the thousands of families that are not accounted for. Children living in poverty in Jamaica are more likely to stop their education before secondary school, lack parental guidance as well as we can see increase in teenage pregnancy. There development is impacted because these children lack proper nutrition and care.

Resources

Unicef. http://www.unicef.org/jamaica/resources_3950.htm