Please read through this article and answer the following questions. Please use complete sentences, correct grammar, and formulate your answers in a paragraph form.
1. How does early exposure to fearful events impact child development?
2. How is unlearning fear different than the process of learning to be fearful?
3. How is a child’s stress response system altered by early life adversity in the form of fearful events?
4. Why should, and how can all members of a society be invested in promoting child development?
It is not uncommon for people to be dismissive or to minimize the negative impact of fearful events with regards to child development….it will make them more resilient……it will toughen them up or they just need to be tougher etc. If you are struggling on how to formulate an answer to a question it can be helpful to to think about what you might say to the parent of a pediatric patient taking a minimizing and dismissive approach and start your written answer from there.
Article: Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development_ Working Paper No. 9