Why do some children from low-income families manage to thrive cognitively?

Why do some children from low-income families manage to thrive cognitively?

Socioeconomic disadvantage has long been associated with poorer cognitive outcomes, affecting executive function, memory, and academic performance (Lawson et al., 2018), which creates long-term disparities in achievement and success (Best et al., 2011). Beyond the individual, childhood poverty costs the USA government >$1 trillion a year in part due to loss of economic productivity (McLaughlin & Rank, 2018). Although growing up in poverty carrie…