Hi Everyone,
I did not personally experience any stressors listed but, I am guardian to two great nephews who have experienced multiple stressors in their young lives. My nephews were were exposed to violence, isolation, poverty and hunger. Their mother is on drugs, I received guardianship of my nephews two years ago. My nephews talk about how they would not see their mother for days at a time. She would leave them home alone. Sometimes they would ome home and have nothing to eat. They would often have to get themselves dressed for school in dirty, torn clothes and the children would often make fun of them. When the family was notified, the children had only attended school for 56 days out of the year. My nephews coped by stealing food from grocery stores, and making it the best way they could. The oldest nephew which was 11 at the time said that he would not eat to allow his other siblings to eat. Two years later one of my nephews will still eat anything and everything in his sight. He stills food and snacks and go eat after everyone has fallen asleep. We tell him that thhis is not necessary because we will always feed him but, this life is programmed into him. He also coped with life stressors by shutting down and having no feelings for anyone and anything.
Also, I looked at stressors around the world and learned that children from South Africa experience many stressors as well. Young boys are made to fight in wars.. The young girls and women are victims of sexual abuse and many other violent crimes. I did not see how they cope with their stressors. I know it must be difficult for them. I can not imagine living a life where it seems that everything is wrong in your life yet, many do overcome these obstacles especially, if they are fortunate enough to leave the country. I wish that no children had to face these type of hardships especially, someone so close to home. Sometimes children that we come in contact with everyday experience things and we have no idea.
Michele Troutman
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Malnutrition/Nutrition
Hi Everyone,
I chose to blog about malnutrition/nutrition beause, it is very important to the healthy development of children. There are many children today that are hungry on a daily basis, and this leads to health problems, social issues, concentration problems and self-estemm issues in children. It is an important topic to understand because so many childrens and families are affected by malnutrition. The very children in our classrooms may be victims of poor nutrition. Understanding this illness can possibly lead to understanding some of the problems children are having in the classroom because sometimes it is not just a behavior problem but could be the negative effects of malnutrition.
Deborah Braconnier
Although this is bad in America, other countries batttle with malnutrition is much worse. As reported, "Ethiopia alone had 9 million famine victims in 1983. The most common form of malnutrition in Africa is protein energy deficiency affecting over 100 million people, especially 30-50 million children under 5 years of age"(The African Council for Food and Nutrition, 1992, p.1). Almost another 200 million are at risk. Children around the world are dieing from a lack of food. This is terrible for anyone to live with. This is a very important issue that affects everyone on a global level.
I chose to blog about malnutrition/nutrition beause, it is very important to the healthy development of children. There are many children today that are hungry on a daily basis, and this leads to health problems, social issues, concentration problems and self-estemm issues in children. It is an important topic to understand because so many childrens and families are affected by malnutrition. The very children in our classrooms may be victims of poor nutrition. Understanding this illness can possibly lead to understanding some of the problems children are having in the classroom because sometimes it is not just a behavior problem but could be the negative effects of malnutrition.
Deborah Braconnier
More than 30 million Americans experience hunger regularly or are at risk of going hungry, according to the Child Welfare League of America. Some 8.5 million Americans, including nearly 3 million children, experience hunger on a daily basis Many of them must rely on food banks and church-sponsored hot meals programs to get by. Of course, those who don't get enough to eat run the risk of becoming malnourished.http://www.livestrong.com/article/487412-malnutrition-in-america/#ixzz1ol80EkvA
Although this is bad in America, other countries batttle with malnutrition is much worse. As reported, "Ethiopia alone had 9 million famine victims in 1983. The most common form of malnutrition in Africa is protein energy deficiency affecting over 100 million people, especially 30-50 million children under 5 years of age"(The African Council for Food and Nutrition, 1992, p.1). Almost another 200 million are at risk. Children around the world are dieing from a lack of food. This is terrible for anyone to live with. This is a very important issue that affects everyone on a global level.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Birthing Experience
Hello Everyone,
I want to begin by saying that I have to mention the birth of both my sons because, I feel like I would be cheating or putting value on one over the other. Generally, both were quite similar. My water never broke on its own for neither birth. I had what some would call a dry birth. Both son's birth went without incident, I did not have any complications and I did not use the epidural. I did receive some type of anesthesia through my I.V. Both births lasted about 5 or 6 hours. I had both births at a hospital and had good prenatal care throughout both pregnancies. Both children weighed 7lbs. and between 4 and 6 ounces. The only difference is with my oldest son I did not experience any type of morning sickness. With my youngest son I could not eat much of anything throughout the pregnancy and experienced some spotting also.
Furthermore, I looked at women from Central Africa to see what type of birthing experiences they share in their country. I found that almost all women have births at home. In the earlier years they would deliver in standing positions. The death rate of infants in central africa is high, I would assume because the lack of having a steralized medical environment and no access to quality prenatal care. I did not find a lot of similarities between my births and theirs. My personal birth was similar in that I was born at home with a mid-wife. I never asked why to this day. I do not know if my mother did not have time to get to a hospital, or if she chose to have me at home with the assistance of a mid-wife.
In conclusion, I do know that the birthing experience is a wonderful thing. I believe this is true for all women around the world. Regardless, of the differences in the way we deliver our children, we all share a common bond of going through an amazing event called birth. One thing that I learned form the comparison is that prenatal care during pregnancy is very important. Also, it is very important to the healthy development of children that they receive care after they are born. In Central Africa, a lot of children die either during the prengancy, or months after they have been delivered. I just wanted to use this quote by the Birthing Naturally website.
...women in Central Africa having 100 times the risk of dying compared to women in developed countries. Their children are at least 6 times more likely to die within the first year of life; 5 times more likely to die within the first week after birth; and 4 times as likely to not live long enough to be born.
Michele
I want to begin by saying that I have to mention the birth of both my sons because, I feel like I would be cheating or putting value on one over the other. Generally, both were quite similar. My water never broke on its own for neither birth. I had what some would call a dry birth. Both son's birth went without incident, I did not have any complications and I did not use the epidural. I did receive some type of anesthesia through my I.V. Both births lasted about 5 or 6 hours. I had both births at a hospital and had good prenatal care throughout both pregnancies. Both children weighed 7lbs. and between 4 and 6 ounces. The only difference is with my oldest son I did not experience any type of morning sickness. With my youngest son I could not eat much of anything throughout the pregnancy and experienced some spotting also.
Furthermore, I looked at women from Central Africa to see what type of birthing experiences they share in their country. I found that almost all women have births at home. In the earlier years they would deliver in standing positions. The death rate of infants in central africa is high, I would assume because the lack of having a steralized medical environment and no access to quality prenatal care. I did not find a lot of similarities between my births and theirs. My personal birth was similar in that I was born at home with a mid-wife. I never asked why to this day. I do not know if my mother did not have time to get to a hospital, or if she chose to have me at home with the assistance of a mid-wife.
In conclusion, I do know that the birthing experience is a wonderful thing. I believe this is true for all women around the world. Regardless, of the differences in the way we deliver our children, we all share a common bond of going through an amazing event called birth. One thing that I learned form the comparison is that prenatal care during pregnancy is very important. Also, it is very important to the healthy development of children that they receive care after they are born. In Central Africa, a lot of children die either during the prengancy, or months after they have been delivered. I just wanted to use this quote by the Birthing Naturally website.
...women in Central Africa having 100 times the risk of dying compared to women in developed countries. Their children are at least 6 times more likely to die within the first year of life; 5 times more likely to die within the first week after birth; and 4 times as likely to not live long enough to be born.
At least 75% of these deaths are preventable with basic health care.
Vanderlaan. Virginia (2009).Birth in Central Africa.Training Skilled Birth Attendants. Retrieved from,
Michele
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