Stressors in Young Children. Does it impact the development of the child?

As an educator, you will encounter various experiences with the children. One of the hardest things about this profession is dealing with any type of stressors that may rearrange a child's development. Over the past two years, I have had three of my students loose a loved one to senseless street violence. It's never easy trying to explain to a young child why someone very close to them will not be coming back.  One particular student I had was really having a hard time adjusting to the loss of her dad. She was beginning to be very argumentive with other children. She would sometimes even hit. Every day she had a new story about what she did with her father. So as a concerned teacher , I reached out to the mental health consultant. Later, with permission from the parent as well, she would spend time with the mental health consultant in school and at home to help her grief with her dad's death.

In other countries, such as China, the interactions with the teacher is very different from the United States. Their structure is more teacher lead instructions instead of children leading their play time. One thing they do not tolerate is violence in their classroom. Corporal punishment in schools was outlawed I China in 1986. The habit can easily slip into abuse,scholars say( Tatlow,2016). In China, parents believe in corporal punishment, and later in life, the children grow up to be violent and repeat the same behavior. 

Reference,

 Tatlow, Didi Kirsten, 2016 March "China's Harsh Child Discipline Through the Lens of Domestic Violence"Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/

Immunization

Immunization is something I thought was a mandatory requirement for young children. Children who are given immunizations are least likely to become exposed to other diseases.  As an educator, this topic is very important to me because the health of my students and other staff are at risk. I believe immunizations are beneficial for providing protection from viral outbreaks.  

In Latin America, they have developed a computerized registry that allows them to monitor vaccinations that are administered. These computerized communication technologies are called national immunization registries (NIRs) and can facilitate coverage monitoring in terms of particularity, timeliness, and accuracy. This has been shown to result I better coverage.

Although in my present position it is not my duty to enforce the health policy on immunization but we certainly utilize a system that allows us to keep track of the children’s attendance and health records. With this system, the proper authorities are capable of identifying when a child is due for their physical, dental or immunization checkup.

References

Immunization Registries in Latin America: Progress and Lessons Learned. (Cover story). (2012). Immunization Newsletter, 34(6), 1-2.

Childrearing Methods

I can remember like it was yesterday when I gave birth to my first child. I was two days overdue, so one late evening I thought I was experiencing some abdomen discomfort from my dinner earlier so I laid back down ignoring the pain. Well, the pain just kept coming at a steady pace, so I alerted my mom and we proceeded to the hospital. This is one of my most memorable births because my mom was with me the entire time. She made sure that the staff provided me with the best medical care for my daughter and me especially after I had fallen after giving birth. I believe that childbirth can be very influential to a child's development.  It has been researched and studied how complications during childbirth can affect the development of children if not properly treated.
It was interesting to read on the birthing methods in china, especially the early years. In the article"Childbirth in Early Imperial China" childbirth could have had a positive or negative impact on the mother and family. If the birth was a success then  the family and the community could celebrate. On the other hand, if the mother died

 the child and the family lost support. If the child died it was only a matter of time that the mothers mind and body would be impacted. But as time progressed so did the medical care for childbirths in China. Hospitals were developed to care for pregnant women and their maternal care based on the economic status of the county or township.

After reading on the variations of childbirth compared to my personal birth experience and in China, I still  stand strongly on the connection between birth and development of young children. This is why prenatal care is  very important to the mom and fetus to ensure that both are growing healthy.



ReferencesJen-Der,L(2005).Childbirth in Early Imperial China.NAN NU--Men,Women and Gender in Early Imperial China,7(2),216-286