It is hard for kids that live in poverty because there is an academic achievement gap for poorer youth in low-income. Kids are at risk because they can’t …show more content…
In the APA article it states “risky behaviors such as smoking or engaging in early sexual activity” (APA,4). This quote explains that kids in poverty have health issues such as smoking and early sexual activity. This quote proves that kids in poverty are doing bad things for their health. In the house on mango street lois is an example of what happens when a child struggles emotionally when living in poverty. In the vignette sire, lois is a young teenage girl that drinks beer and smokes another thing is she goes into alleys late at night because she is a prostitute. Some may suggest that she does these things because she likes it and wants to do it for the rest of her life because that’s what she choose to do. Living in poverty can negatively affect a child’s behavior. In the APA article it states some behavioral problems may include impulsive, difficult getting along with peers and, aggression this quote discusses that kids that live in poverty they get mad and angry at other people or they get aggressive with people. This quote proves that behavioral problems happen to kids because of poverty and things they probably go through in life. In the house on mango street sally is an example of what happens when a child struggles emotionally when living in poverty. In the vignette sally, sally is so