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jurassicjim Communities vary in the support they provide for optimal physical, brain, and motor development in children. The most direct influence that communities have on development is through the resources made available to children and families. Resources vary in quantity and quality based on the earning power of the people who live in a given community. Children who are raised in low-income communities typically have access to fewer or poorer quality resources. For example, school-age children who live in low-income neighborhoods may be less likely to have access to proper medical care, proper nutrition, quality after-school care, parks, and playgrounds (Duncan & Brooks-Gunn, 2000; Leventhal & Brooks-Gunn, 2003a). All of these features could adversely affect the physical and motor development of the child, as well as general health.
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