Further, children living with stress are four times as likely to have serious behavioral and emotional problems such as depression, feelings of worthlessness, poor attention span, or inability to get along with other children. Poor access to health care Poor physical or mental health of parents Poor physical or mental health of children. Half of all poor children live under such stress. Big Changes in Family Lives Heighten Risk of School Suspension.
Children experiencing turbulence are more likely to skip school multiple times.
They are more than twice as likely to be suspended or drop out. They are also three times as likely to show emotional and behavioral problems at ages 12 to 17, according to the study, titled Turbulence and Child Well-Being . Poor Children Face Complex, Overlapping Troubles. Nearly four out of five poor children experience at least one of these three other risk factors. Having several problems at once portends bad outcomes for children, according to the study, titled Sociodemographic Risk and Child Well-Being .