Low income families do not just get the title “poverty” branded onto them, but they have much more negative effects attached to the label. These families in the bottom third of the income group suffer immensely and this does not solely affect the family as a whole, but it affects each and every individual included. After several readings about how these families are affected, it is important to point out that children are the most unfortunate because of long-term damages. The long-term effects of children in low income families include developmental, psychological and emotional effects. The developmental effects mentioned are mostly involving the health and development of the child, this could be physical as well. Upon reading this, I was shocked to discover that poverty can affect so much including the physical aspect of a child. …show more content…
It is still amazing to me to think that something so artificial and material like money can put so much weight on an individual and disrupt a social class, the development of a child, and even humanity. As we all know, money did not matter once a long time ago, and this is why I mention humanity. Our society has put so much value to this idea of wealth and economy. It is simply a social and human construct, but has affected many lives for many decades. Even those who did not value money or currency such as the Navajos, like we learned in class, have now been forced to adapt to our lifestyle and put them in such a place that affects their entire community. The only way out is to make the effort and time to make the wages and provide, but no one must neglect the young. In this case, education is very important for children to prevent their own children from poverty, but it is also important for the whole family and the provider to know about the consequences and to know what to