Building the Bonds of Attachment Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children by Daniel Hughes I. Issue of Child Abuse a. Fictional case study of Katie that follows her from birth through eight yrs. b. Parents of Katie—Sally and Mike and their relationship c. Neglect of infant but Sally provides basic needs but not on a regular basis d. Age two—physical abuse of Katie starts with father hitting her and shoving her away and verbal abuse from both parents e. Age three to five—physical and verbal abuse from both parents, Katie is not getting her basic needs meet on a regular basis f. Age five—after a severe beating , neighbor calls police to report and Katie is placed into permanent state custody II. Summary of the book This book follows the neglect and abuse of Katie and is told in story format for parts of the book.
After about 5 years when the twins where at the age of seven they where lacking speech, where dwarfs as they didn't grow, suffered from rickets and did not understand what a picture meant. The doctors who examined them said that they will be permanently physically and mentally handicapped for the rest of their lives due to the situation that they where put in. The twins where then removed from their parents and underwent a programme which would redeem them and hopefully return them back to a normal state. The twins where then entered into a school with severe learning disabilities. After spending some time in the school the twins where then legally adopted by a dedicated woman who wanted to take care of the two boys.
They spent a good amount in the store but it was just because they weren’t prepared. A few weeks after, Meredith was rushed to the hospital to give birth to her 8 pounds 7 oz. baby boy named Luke. A month later she had to attend the physician’s office to make sure everything was doing well with her and her infant. A couple of months after she realized her child had no toys to play with so she took him to the toy company to pick out a few toys, and ended up getting a ton!
Norma Jeane Mortensen experienced a difficult childhood. She never knew her father, and her mother, Gladys, developed mental illness and was eventually placed in a mental institution. (Being Marilyn, 2010) Since Monroe’s mother is not capable of taking care of her, she was passed on to a series of orphanage houses and foster families. Some of these families are a friend or a relative of her mother. It is said that she had lived in a total of 11 foster homes throughout her youth, and when there was no family who would foster her, she would sometimes end up at the Hollygrove Orphanage in Los Angeles.
Sleepless nights often follow days when Calyn refuses to nap. Calyn made his mother angry because his has sleepless and lack of relaxation in the relationship. Have this problem Calyn's parents went to Treatment Centre for help their problems with his son and what was done. The parents will look into their backgrounds and also of their children. His mother had painful delivery and it was a troubling start for Calyn, and she wasn't with him first three month.
For example if a father leaves the mother unexpectedly and the mother cannot cope looking after the child on her own then the child will be optionally put in care or a care order put in place. Once a family have a breakdown this can put a lot of stress on individuals in the family including the children. The children may struggle with their situation and begin to show signs of behavioural problems, this will stress the single parent and then the child once again may be optionally or forced to be put into care. • Suspected abuse- if there are signs that the parents are abusing the child this can be from physical, emotional, social and intellectual abuse then this would be another reason for the child to have a care order put in
This is because she is mentally and physically exhausted and drained where she never gives herself a break. In Erikson’s Psychosocial Development stages of Early Childhood (2 to 3 years) failure to develop a sense of personal control over psychical skills, personal control and sense of independence leads to shame and doubt. Maria may have failed in these early stages of life and now is where the dreams of being naked and ashamed are taunting
Since then Julia was doing poorly in school and her behavior was changing, her grandmother decided to put her in some kind of treatment hoping her parents would join too. Julia’s behavior became worst and worst. She was starting to act out at home by refusing to do chores or homework, talking back and slamming doors. According to the author, “This sense of herself as bad, as well as her lack of trust in others, was in danger of becoming entrenched internal working
Their educational opportunity decreases, and the drop out of school is enormous because they are not encourage them as much as boys. They are seen in the family as a burden. Lack of education and many obstacles impoverish them. They suffer physical and emotional stress most of their lifetime. In United States, the CDC reported, Adolescent Girls formed a major group of people who received help from the government for prenatal services.
Yiwei Hu 3/26/2014 Short Reaction Paper to Story of Genie: The Wild Child Among the psychological stories that I have ever read, the one that stands out is the story of Genie, a feral child. “Genie” is a pseudonym aimed at protecting her identity, and she was also referred to as “The Wild Child” because she was confined for 12 years in a dimly lit room since her infancy. Her father said that she could not be cared for because she was mentally disabled. When her case came to the limelight, she could neither walk properly nor speak, and she only managed to make noises that could not be deciphered. The psychological community was thus provided with a very valuable, but slightly imperfect, opportunity of investigating whether speech is a skill that is learned, or whether it is an intrinsic skill that people are born with.