Consequences of Stress On Children’s Development Some of the major stressors children all over the world may experience: War Poverty Racism Natural disaster Isolation Hunger Noise Chaos Disease Environmental pollution Violence Growing up as a child my home was filled with love, laughter, and growing pains. My mother was a single woman raising two sons and one daughter with the help of hers sisters and brothers, it was not always easy for us, but we made it through the adversity. Being affected by almost every single factor on the list above (the stressors that children may experience around the world) the struggle was real, better times than sad but as we experiences life's trials and tribulations, we overcame and made it through the cracks. As an 80's baby raised in the 90's in the middle of Washington Heights, as a child in the era of “War on Drugs” my brothers and I were exposed to poverty, drugs, and violence just ...