In the text “Parenting and Homelessness: Overview and Introduction to the Special Section” by Kristen Paquette and Ellen L. Bassuk (2009), the authors state that “homeless children sheltered children are four times more likely to be developmentally delayed and have twice the rate of learning disabilities than low-income sheltered children. One in three repeats a class” (p. 295). As mentioned earlier, this amount of stress can be very toxic for a child, especially if they don't know how to manage it in a way that promotes their progress. I think there are many things that are simultaneously defeating the child academically or developmentally, first the stress of homelessness, then food, these children are not getting the nourishment they need to grow properly , three lack of sleep due to fear, anxiety or otherwise. things. Finally, from many reasons, I came to the conclusion that many of these children perform less well than their peers because of their families, for example because they do not belong to a family that is proficient in English. One of the risk factors for homelessness is low education, which I think is also part of the problem if the parent is not able to obtain a high school diploma then that the child could do it.