Student Attachment

I decided to perform my service hours at the Centre for Girls, where I work with children between the ages of 5-10. During my service hours it is customary for the children to spend the first hour and a half doing their homework and receiving help from the volunteers. Most children usually walk in and start their homework without any direction, while others complete it before they even arrive at the Centre. But, I noticed every time Isabella came to the homework room, she always claimed to never have any homework and instead of respecting the rules of the Centre and the respecting the girl’s right to complete their assignment in peace, she proceeds to disturb the class. This has been a reoccurring behavior with Isabella and because of her conduct the instructors are frequently frustrated with her, and the students constantly ostracize her from the peer group. This caused to me start asking questions about her behavior at school and her home life. What I learned from the instructors and Isabella is that she is struggling in school to the point where she is at risk of being held back. But, what struck me as the most interesting piece of the puzzle was she didn’t start this outrageous behavior until her parents got divorced and she was forced to stay with her …show more content…
The importance of having a secure base cannot be overstated as it has been proven to aid in the promotion of brain and personality development and also emotional regulation (Parent Child Attachment, Slide 4). In Isabella’s case she essentially lost the two most constant secure figures in her life and this caused her world to become confusing and stressful all at once. Because this divorce occurred during her childhood, and not earlier or later in her development, it was particularly harmful to her and because of this she is now lacking growth and control in her cognitive, social-emotional