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Accordingly, what is the definition of an at risk child?
An at-risk youth is a child who is less likely to transition successfully into adulthood. Success can include academic success and job readiness, as well as the ability to be financially independent. It also can refer to the ability to become a positive member of society by avoiding a life of crime.
Also asked, what does at risk mean?
Risk refers to how likely one is to experience a certain problem. Someone at low risk is less likely than someone at high risk to develop the problem. For example, in a thunderstorm, everyone may have some very small risk of being hit by lightning.
Parenting the high-risk infant presents additional challenges and stressors to families struggling to cope with raising children. Parents of high-risk infants have higher anxiety levels and depression is more common. Parenting is a challenging process under ideal circumstances.