Consequences of Stress on Children's Development
I am reminded of the nightmare that took place at my grandmother's house in Delta City,
Mississippi in 1971. As a child, it looked like a normal day. The weather was warm
and partly cloudy. My cousins and I was playing in the living room when my grandmother
rushed into the room and said,"Stay in this room and away from the windows, a storm is
coming." My cousins looked startled, so I can imagine that I looked the same. We had been
in storms before and nothing happen but heavy rainfalls, lightning, and thunder. It seemed
like after my grandmother had spoken those words, we heard the sound of a train coming
closer to our house. We heard the window pane fall to the floor and break. We could hear
the tin flapping loud on our roof top. The small country town of Delta City had no trains
insight. We was so afraid until we just hurdle up on the couch. I was the oldest and had
heard the older people say that a tornado sounds like a locomotive. Soon every sound
ceased. I looked out the broken window and as far as I could see was pieces of torn
clothes hanging from the trees. Our town looked liked a war zone. Some people lost their
life in the storm including a baby. Our family had just experienced and survived a natural
disaster. I was afraid thereafter whenever there was a report of bad weather. No one
offered the black citizens of Delta City any programs for disaster recovery. We had to
take one day at a time to recovery and pray that a tornado wouldn't come again.
According to Berger (2012, p.380) , the family is who children depend on "for food,
learning, and life itself." Therefore, after the tornado, I had only my grandmother to
depend on. Berger stated that some children are not harmed by something that happen
when they was younger. Children that seems to let nothing bother them is considered
resilient, according to Berger, 2012). I was able to cope with everything in my young
life except when I heard that a storm was coming through Delta City.
Reference
Berger, K. S. (2012). The developing person through childhood (6th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Mississippi in 1971. As a child, it looked like a normal day. The weather was warm
and partly cloudy. My cousins and I was playing in the living room when my grandmother
rushed into the room and said,"Stay in this room and away from the windows, a storm is
coming." My cousins looked startled, so I can imagine that I looked the same. We had been
in storms before and nothing happen but heavy rainfalls, lightning, and thunder. It seemed
like after my grandmother had spoken those words, we heard the sound of a train coming
closer to our house. We heard the window pane fall to the floor and break. We could hear
the tin flapping loud on our roof top. The small country town of Delta City had no trains
insight. We was so afraid until we just hurdle up on the couch. I was the oldest and had
heard the older people say that a tornado sounds like a locomotive. Soon every sound
ceased. I looked out the broken window and as far as I could see was pieces of torn
clothes hanging from the trees. Our town looked liked a war zone. Some people lost their
life in the storm including a baby. Our family had just experienced and survived a natural
disaster. I was afraid thereafter whenever there was a report of bad weather. No one
offered the black citizens of Delta City any programs for disaster recovery. We had to
take one day at a time to recovery and pray that a tornado wouldn't come again.
According to Berger (2012, p.380) , the family is who children depend on "for food,
learning, and life itself." Therefore, after the tornado, I had only my grandmother to
depend on. Berger stated that some children are not harmed by something that happen
when they was younger. Children that seems to let nothing bother them is considered
resilient, according to Berger, 2012). I was able to cope with everything in my young
life except when I heard that a storm was coming through Delta City.
Reference
Berger, K. S. (2012). The developing person through childhood (6th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
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