Maladapted Children

Maladapted Children

Can't resist temptation? That may not be a bad thing

Children raised in poverty may have been mistakenly labeled as 'maladapted' for what appears to be a lack of self-control, new research suggests. The new study finds that what looks like selfishness may actually be beneficial behavior that's based on a child's environmental context -- that is to say, from being raised in a resource-poor environment. Ref. Source 2x.