Growing up children lives
should be filled with fun and laughter and should be free of stress. Unfortunately that is not always the
case. As a child growing up I can truly
say that my upbringing was free of stress and worry I was not affected by any
of the stressors listed. I consider
myself blessed because my parents made sure that they provide me with a home
that was safe and free of stressors that are to vast for any child to try and
manage. However I came up during a time
in which if any of these stressors did existed it was shield from my siblings
and I. I do not know anyone personally
that has been affected by any of the stressors listed. However children of today are being brought
up in a very different world in which they have to some time tackle enormous
obstacle such as the stressors listed.
As an educator I can attest that these stressors are very real sad but
so true. Even though I have not
personally experience any of these stressors as a child growing up or know of
anyone who have it does concern me that children have to deal with such.
In during my
research I discovered that some of the stressors children in South Africa are
faced with are poverty and scarcity of water. Because of this more than
200 million children under five years old fail to reach their full cognitive
and social potential. When I read this
it made me appreciate all the neccessaties of life that I have been blessed
with and sometime may take for granted.
Just imagine not being able to bath, brush your teeth, wash your face or
eat a meal three times a day.
