Attachment Theory Of Feral Children

Feral children, also known as wild children, are children who have grown up with little to no human contact. They are unaware of social human behaviour and language. This leads the children having delays in the development of their neural and psychological systems which support socio-emotional functioning. There are also ethical issues that arise when attempting to re-socialise a feral child. It is important for these children to be reintroduced into human life slowly and given sufficient care and attention to ensure they can adjust. Kamala and Amala are two examples of feral children. They were isolated and abandoned by their human parents soon after they were born, and found and raised by wolves.

According to the attachment theory, an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development. The attachment theory suggests that there is a critical period for developing an attachment, from 0-5 years of age. Kamala and Amala did not develop a relationship with any …show more content…
Kamala and Amala were raised without developing good socio-emotional skills. To improve Kamala and Amala’s social functioning; Kamala and Amala required physiotherapy sessions so that they can learn to walk on two legs, because there cannot walk on all fours in society. Also, Kamala and Amala need a speech therapist who can teach them how to improve their language skills, so that they can interact and communicate with others in their society. Also, it would be best if Kamala and Amala were given the opportunity to live with loving people who can help nurture them and try to change their angry and fearful mindset. Also Kamala and Amala need to be taught organisation skills, this can be done by encouraging the girls to respect their surroundings and