Homelessness and Homeless Children

As previously stated, homelessness means much more than a lack of home for homeless children and homeless people.

Homelessness leads to poor diets for homeless children and homeless people

Homeless children and homeless people usually have little or no food. Foods that homeless shelters give homeless children and homeless people are often tasteless and under-nutritious. Homeless children and other children alike need many nutrients and vitamins to grow well. Homelessness leads to poor diets which results in unhealthy homeless children and homeless people in general. Homelessness leads to poor health, which leads to homeless children and homeless people needing even more medical attention that they cannot afford. With no money to get better and no home, homeless people and homeless children usually remain homeless for the rest of their lives. It's a deadly, nearly imposible to break downward spiral.

Homeless children often have low self esteem

Self esteem comes from a lot of encouragement and believing in oneself - something that homeless children rarely find. Homeless children often live in fear of homelessness. Homeless children see other non homeless children getting things they cannot have and may feel like they are not good enough giving rise their low self esteem.

Homeless people around them also contribute to homeless children 's low self esteem. Homeless parents are often short tempered since homeless people are always under pressure to survive and feed their homeless children. Being shouted at all the time does not help homeless children gain self esteem.

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