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In human development, muteness or mutism [1] is defined as an absence of speech, with or without an ability to hear the speech of others. [2] Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregivers, teachers, doctors or speech and language pathologists.
This may include children repeatedly asking questions about death for reassurance that nothing has changed and reenacting the death or funeral activities. [3] Additionally, children’s emotions may be expressed differently than adults; adults may express their grief through sadness, but children may misbehave or have outbursts. [ 3 ]
In addition, children who have increased levels of cortisol, during daycare or nursery school time, experience extreme hardship upholding attention. [25] Maintaining attention is a part of self-regulation, and these children are not able to regulate their behaviors due to the high cortisol levels. [25]
The percentage of the world’s children living in conflict zones has doubled—from around 10 per cent in the 1990s to almost 19 per cent today," reads a UNICEF press release. #10
The earliest documentation of the fear of death has been found in children as young as age 5. [67] [66] Psychological measures and reaction times were used to measure fear of death in young children. Recent studies that assess fear of death in children use questionnaire rating scales. [67]
Allan Fleck, the special services director for the school district in Camas, a small city outside Portland, Oregon, said he did not encounter problems when placing children at Diamond Ranch ...
It’s hard to fathom the devastation that has overtaken Los Angeles since the onset of the wildfires in Palisades, Eaton, and other areas. In the past week, tens of thousands of people have been ...
Infant death refers to the death of a child before their first birthday or within 12 months of life. Some of the main causes include premature birth, SIDS, low birth weight, malnutrition and infectious diseases. And lastly, the under-5 mortality rate refers to children who die under the age of 5 years old or within the first 5 years of life. [10]