Effects of Poverty on Child Development

Child development is the orderly rise of linked skills in sensorimotor, cognitive-linguistic and social-emotional functioning that rely on the child's physical health, home environment and larger social network. We begin this theory course by examining the impact of poverty on children’s developmental and educational outcomes. We then analyse how the community influences privation and help you identify some of the key life-long effects of children living in poverty. This course will provide you with answers to questions such as, ‘What are the causes of child poverty?’ and ‘How is child poverty measured?’.

This interesting course explains the long-term consequences of cognitive delays in early childhood. We lay out the determinants of cognitive development and examine the importance of documenting cognitive delays in low-income countries. It also outlines the concurrent benefits of ECD (early childhood development) interventions for child development. By finishing this course, you will have the answers to major questions like, ‘How can we better support young children and their families?’ and ‘How can we help solve child poverty?’.

This course provides the background concepts you need to understand how children develop emotional intelligence as they suffer through impoverishment, which you can confidently use to assist children in need. We explain how to avoid childhood poverty, which can rob adults of psychological health. This child psychology course helps parents, teachers, and anyone engaged in childcare understand the impact of poverty on children’s developmental and educational outcomes.