I found it very interesting that children who started first grade at the age of 5 were at a higher risk of dying early than those who started school at the age of 6. I find this interesting because to me the age gap doesn’t seem that big. I would think that 5 and 6 year olds are able to relate with each other fairly well. I do understand that the younger children could be pushed by their parents to attend school at a younger age, but I am considered to be fairly young for my age but I still am able to relate with people a year older than me. In addition, I didn’t feel like my parents pushed me too far. I think that this finding depends on the amount of pressure parents put on their younger children because some children want to go to school earlier. I do agree that better educated individuals were more productive as they aged and they were more successful in their careers and more likely to continue to work. This may be because better educated individuals set themselves at a higher standard and set bigger goals for themselves.<\/p>\n
In Chapter 7, it was interesting to see that children from divorced families died almost 5 years earlier than children from intact families. In addition, those who had experienced parental divorce reported fewer group memberships and poorer community relations when they became adults. This finding was interesting to me because I didn’t realize that divorce impacted a child’s life more than a parent dying. It’s strange that divorce can reduce lifespan by 5 years. The book doesn’t really go into detail about why divorce decreases lifespan other than the fact that divorce tended to lower the children’s standard of living. It would be interesting to see whether loss of contact with a parent after divorce has a direct effect on lifespan. The book says that children who lived through ongoing clashes and those who were shocked by a seemingly sudden split took things badly. It would be interesting to see if children with different coping mechanisms lived longer than others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I found it very interesting that children who started first grade at the age of 5 were at a higher risk of dying early than those who started school at the age of 6. I find this interesting because to … Continue reading