Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

As a mother to a young prince, I was scared when I found out he was born with a mild condition that can be deadly if its not treated. When my son was three days old, his father and I took him to his first doctor appointment to get his shots. We found out that our son had jaundice. Jaundice is yellow discoloration within the skin and eyes. It can be treated by placing your child under a UV lighting or by sitting your child in the natural sunlight. When we first found this out, I was terrified because I feared that if it wasn't treated correctly, I could risk losing my baby. I began to do my research on what I can do to help clear this faster. I was told by my son pediatrician as well as research online that breastmilk as well as constant bowel movements can help cure his jaundice. My son pediatrician also stated that I can open my curtains and sit my son in his bouncer in from of the son to help clear up his jaundice also because of the natural sun rays. Within two weeks, my son jaundice cleared up and his blood levels were normal. I was relieved and found that research can truly help you cure and ease your mind when it comes to various situation. I was relieved when I found out we no longer had to worry about my son having jaundice.

My Personal REsearch Journey.

My passion when it comes to early childhood education from birth to age eight, the topic that is dear to me is entitled “poverty.” Poverty is very dear to my heart especially in young children. The subtopic I chose to focus on is “Children under the Age of 18 who live in poverty. I chose this subtopic because I know from experience as a mother who once was in poverty raising my now three year old son. When my son was born, I did not have a job, I had no income and I was struggling to take care of my newborn son. I was on government food assistance and WIC. I promised myself that I was going to make a better life for my son and I must say, I kept my promise. It feels good that now I no longer have to rely on the system to take care of us to make ends meet, but I am able to help someone in need.  In America, we have so many young children living in poverty roughly, “16 million” (NCCP.org).