This helps explain why children of divorce are two to three times more
likely than other children to end up with very serious social and emotional problems.
One out of five children learn to talk and use a larger range of words
later than other children of their age, but these are often temporary delays.
As a result of these life experiences and system failures, children and youth in foster care are more likely to have difficulty in
school than other children and youth.
A child with ADHD shows these symptoms and behaviors more often and more strongly
than other children at the same age or the same developmental level.
Children in need are 3 times more likely to have special educational
needs than other children, and this compounds poor educational outcomes.
This may cause him to develop more
slowly than other children, and he may need extra help taking care of himself or have a hard time communicating his needs.
In fact, studies have proven that high achieving children raised on rewards actually exhibited a deeper fear of failure and thus took less
risks than other children.
When a baby has highly developed cognition, it is actually their own brains capability to utilize and retain information
quicker than other children in the same age group.
Children of mothers with PCOS were found to be at higher risk of developing ADHD and
autism than other children, according to the study.
These results provide modest support for the differential susceptibility hypothesis, which proposes that highly reactive children are more susceptible to environmental risks and
assets than other children.
If you are from a black Caribbean background, you are three times more likely to be permanently excluded from
school than other children.