Poverty and Brain Development in Early Childhood

Author: The National Center for Children in Poverty Publisher: The National Center for Children in Poverty Publication: Document Date:                  June 01, 1999 Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children Related Categories: Children > Cognitive Development Children > Economic Factors Influencing Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Family Economics > Child Poverty Family Economics > Poverty Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Substance Abuse   This paper demonstrates that poor children are at greater risk for improper brain development due to factors such as malnutrition, parental substance abuse, maternal depression, and poor quality care. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link