DIARIO - 8. Ingredients necessary to the growth and developmet of a child from an emotional point of view

Philadelphia, September 26th, 2007

• Love, praise, acceptance, warmth, stimulation, individualization, socialization, opportunity of extra familial experiences, appropiate behavior models, safety.
• If the attachment betwwen the infant and the parent or caretaker does not form, there is already emotional neglect in that the infant is not getting what s(he) needs.
• The child who lives in a condition where s(he) is not accepted or understood by the parents does not have the necessary emotional stability for growing and development into responsible adulthood.
• Families in which emotional abuse and neglect occur often find it diffciult to communicate their needs and wants to one another.
• Emotional abuse may be a by-product of child abuse and neglect.
• If the child lives in a home environment that is impredictable, it is usually unpredictable for the adults, too. If the child lives in a home situation that is isolated physically or emotionally from other people, the adults have the same environment.
• Children are usually unhappy, have poor capabilities with object relations and have impaired peer relationships.