Childhood traumas of various sorts can cause kindergartners to struggle in class as well as life, new research contends.
A study of more than 1,000 urban children showed those with difficult experiences up until age 5 had math and reading difficulties and difficulty focusing in kindergarten, and were also more likely to have social problems and to be aggressive toward others.
The experiences included neglect or physical, sexual or psychological abuse. They also included living in a household with domestic abuse or with a household member who was in jail or prison, had a mental illness or had an addiction or substance abuse problem.
[For more of this story, written by Tara Haelle, go to http://health.usnews.com/healt...uggle-more-in-school]
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