Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

As a child I exprience being bully by my teacher.  My first grade teacher for some reason did not like me at all.  Her punishment for me was to make me sit down in tall johnson grass for no reason. Which she would have me there from the beginning of recess until it was over.  She would also have my classmate pick on me.  They would spit, pinch, and hit at me.  This as a child hurt me.  It made me feel less as a person.  I didn't think that I was good enough for anything.  It lower my self esteem as a child.  She didn't like my mother so therefore she did not like me.  She tried to make me repeat 1st grade, but that did not happen thanks to my second grade teacher Mrs. Crawsford.  I think that within the USA children are experiencing some of these stressors.  I think that it affects there ability to function within society.  When you experience things that are outside the norm it affects you physically and emotionally. 

Child Development and Public Health

Nutrition/malnutrition - Almost 9 percent of the world's children suffer from "wasting," being severely and chronically malnourished because they do not get adeguate calories, especially calories from protein.  And also, 9 percent are short for their age and underweight for their height.  Their are two types of diseases that can come from malnutrition marasmus and Kwashiorkor.

Immunization - it protects children from getting contagious diseases.  It has had a greater impact on humor mortality reduction and population growth. 

Access to healthy water - healthy water helps build the immune system.

Sudden infant death sundrome (SIDS) - this is a situation where healthy infants, at least 2 months of age, stops breathing suddenly and dies unexpectedly while asleep.

Breastfeeding - is the best way for a baby to have a good nutrition. Compared to cow milk, human milk is sterile, at body temperature, with iron, vitamins, and other nutrients for brain and body.

Mental health of mothers, fathers, and families in general - After having a baby mothers suffer from postpartum depression ( a sense of sadness and inadequacy). The father reaction is crucial when a mother experience postpartum depression.  Even is the mother is not depressed, the father's depression is likely to affect the baby.

 

Reference

Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

Birth Canal

As my mother would put it was easy.  It was a normal birth without any complication. 

The country that I chose was Ethopia.   As it states in the article traditionally when labor starts, the birth woman would go to the house of her mother.  All of the men leave the house when she arrive at her mother's house, the women of the village gather to provide support and encouragement.  The women of the village stay with the birthing mother through out her labor, one woman near her head and one behind her supporting her and hpold her up.  When the awaledje arrives she brings her only tools: a razor blade, some string and the leaves of the castor bean plant.  They sing and tell stories and stay with the birthing woman for as long as the labor lasts.  Children are allowed in but children under the age 7 are not allowed in.   The birth ritual is steeped in the Christian religion. 

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Child Birth

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Code of Ethics

1. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to suggestions of others.  I think that this is a good to have, because it helps you to become better in what in do.  Getting other people imput is a key to success.  But I can also see this one looked over, because some people don't like new ideas and better yet other people imputs.

2. We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that enchance the quality of their lives.  I love this one as well, because it gives you a chance to do something great for someone who may or may not stand on their own. 

3.We shall support professional new to the field by mentoring them in the practice of evidence and ethically based services.  This is something that should be put on top of the list of things to do urgent things to do.  Because new comers need that that support and mentoring. 

Resourse of Early Childhood

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
• Websites:
• • World Forum Foundationhttp://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
    This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP's mission.
  • Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.

Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
• The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
• WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
• Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
• FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
• HighScopehttp://www.highscope.org/
• Children's Defense Fundhttp://www.childrensdefense.org/
• Center for Child Care Workforcehttp://www.ccw.org/
• Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
• Institute for Women's Policy Researchhttp://www.iwpr.org/
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
• National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/
• National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/
• Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.preknow.org/
• Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/
• The Erikson Institutehttp://www.erikson.edu/

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

Quotes

"Part of being who you are has to do with feeling your feelings, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions-not just constant sunshiny happiness."  Janet Gonzalez-Mena


"The passion was that all children were taught in an environment that truly nurtured their ability to develop and grow." Louise Derman-Sparks