Zdrowie I Psychika Dziecka W Obliczu Głodu – dr Aleksandra Piotrowska i Katarzyna Błażejewska-Stuhr

How does malnutrition affect a child's developing body and psyche? In this panel, experts – psychologist Dr. Aleksandra Piotrowska and dietitian and psychodietician Katarzyna Błażejewska-Stuhr – analyze the multifaceted effects of hunger. You'll learn, among other things: 🔸 Why malnutrition triggers the body's biological alarm system and how prolonged stress affects brain development, which consumes as much as 20% of children's energy. 🔸 What is "qualitative malnutrition" and why overweight children can also suffer from a lack of key nutrients (iron, vitamin C, and omega-3 fatty acids). 🔸 How food insecurity inhibits motivation to learn and build relationships, directing a child's energy toward survival. 🔸 About the destructive power of shame, which leads to low self-esteem, difficulty asking for help in adulthood, and a disturbed relationship with food that is passed down from generation to generation. Download the report "Hidden Child Hunger": https://glodnedzieci.pl/ Funded by the National Institute of Freedom – Centre for the Development of Civil Society as part of the Government Program for the Development of Civic Organizations for 2018–2030.