Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

From the list of stressors that we has to choose from I have personally never experienced any of the stressors. I know that my grandmother had experienced racism while growing up and when she was alive she never talked about it so I do not know how it affected her.
A country that I chose to write about that is experiencing a stressor right now is Haiti. A lot of people are dying in Haiti from cholera. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by contaminated drinking water or food. The symptoms of Cholera are diarrhea and vomiting. Children are dying from this preventable and treatable disease. Save the Children is an organization that is in Haiti education children and their families on cholera. They are providing them with information on washing their hands with soap, boiling water, and seeking medical support at the first sign of illness. They have also set up cholera treatment units, distributed chlorinated water to schools, trucking water to camps and distributing chemicals for water treatment.

www.reliefweb.com

Child Development and public Health

The topic I chose to write about is malnutrition. This topic is meaningful to me because I hate to watch TV or hear about children who are starving because they do not have food to eat or do not have enough food to eat. It really makes me sad when I think about it. Every child to be able to get enough food to eat so they can grow and develop. I look at my children everyday and I am thankful that I can provide with all the healthy food that they can eat.

I chose to research malnutrition in African and I learned a few things.
-1 in 10 infants die within the first
-1 in 5 children suffer from chronic malnutrition
-More than 12 cases a month of marasmus and kwashiorkor are seen in a clinic in Alexander
-50% of children have calcium, iron, and zinc deficiency
-More than 1 in 5 children are physically stunted due to malnutrition.

www.food4Africa.org

The information that I have learned will motivate me to educate others about malnutrition in the Africa or right here in the United States. People will be able to make the decision if they want to help or not. If I am ever in a situation financially that I can help then I will help.

Birthing Experience

I am going to talk about the birth of my son. I remember it being a wonderful experience. He was my first child and I did not know what to expect. I remember being scared and happy at the same time.I was in labor for 8 hours and it seemed like 8 days. I just wanted my labor to hurry up so I could meet the person that has been inside me for 9 months. I received an epidural which took away all of the pain. I was numb from the waist down which made it hard for me to push. When he finally arrived words cannot explain the way that I felt for him.instantly feel in love with him.I choose this example because having my son was the first time I have been around the whole birthing experience. I think that the birthing process can have an impact on a child's development because if something goes wrong during the birthing process it could affect the way that the child develops.

I researched the birthing process in Japan and learned some interesting facts. It is not traditional for men to be present during birth. Only a few hospitals offer epidurals. Midwives do all the work up until the baby comes. Women usually stay in the hospital for a week.

There are differences between women having babies in America and Japan. Every hospital in America offers an epidural. Husbands are allowed in the room during the whole process and Women usually only stay about 2 days unless they had a c section.