Using mixed methods the chapter examines the experiences of children aged 8 and their families from Ethiopia and Vietnam. The chapter first reviews a wide range of shocks, their level of incidence, perceived importance to the households, recurrence, and covariance. The chapter then examines ex-ante risk-management strategies and ex-post coping strategies adopted by households and how children's roles and responsibilities change as a result. Finally, the chapter explores the effect of shocks on children's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development, and considers the implications for policy.

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Maria Jose Ogando Portela and Kirrily Pells (2014) 'Risk and Protecting Factors for Children Experiencing Adverse Events ', in  Michael Bourdillon and Jo Boyden (eds) Growing up in Poverty: Findings from Young Lives (pp. 71-94). Oxford: Palgrave Macmillan.