Poverty Can Exert Dramatic Effects on the Development of Children

question 227

Multiple Choice

Poverty can exert dramatic effects on the development of children because

• A)poor parents may not be able to give their children as nutritious meals, access to health care, and a safe neighborhood to live in.
• B)poor parents are unable to provide educational toys, home computers, and other learning resources to enhance their children's cognitive development.
• C)poverty can cause marital discord, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships, which affects the socioemotional development of children.
• D)of all of these factors.

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