Attachment Theory Essay

FOSTER CARE AND THE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN Foster care is care provided for children whose families are temporarily unable to care for them (Merck Manuals, 2007). This definition to me seems to simple cause of the fact that a lot of children that go into the foster care system are there longer than they should be. Knowing a few people who have been in the foster care system, they seem to make it really difficult for the biological parents to get the children back even after fulfilling the…

comforted and continued to play. He seemed to be demonstrating characteristics of a secure attachment as he freely explored and ventured off on his own. The evidence that I saw which supports the idea that toddlers are intensely interested in learning about their immediate world was his willingness to enthusiastically explore and interact with other children. Research indicates “associations between early attachment classifications and peer relationships secure children: Have more positive and…

Mary Ainsworth believed that sensitive, responsive, calm parenting is correlated with the secure attachment style. I can’t agree more and I was fortunate to have parents who were like that. Not many people are able to experience that feeling and I definitely don’t take it for granted. I wouldn’t change anything that my parents taught me and drilled in…

for one to make decisions on what his/her gender should be. From a young age we are used to categorizing as piajet discusses, and I would want my child to be open to altering his categories. How has your environment and/or culture influenced your attachment to you…

deployed during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The deployment of a parent can cause many issues for the child and the at-home parent. With deployment comes many changes and adjustments in a child’s live; if a parent and child do not have a secure attachment, the child will have a tremendous difficult time adjusting to the process. Children whose parents are deployed have higher risk of having anxiety, depression, health problems, academic problems, and feel emotionally stressed. Parental…

Plan of action The course objectives that my project addresses are the function and responsibilities of a foster care human service professional, and identifying services that have to do with foster care. My project addresses the purpose and limitations of the code of ethics that needs to be followed. It covers career options that are available for foster care caseworkers, how foster care works, and the requirements to become a foster care parent. Functions and responsibilities Foster care…

problems, tremors, insomnia and other health side effects. An article published by Spark Action, last accessed November 14, 2016, discusses how foster children experience a diminished ability to concentrate, fatalistic thoughts about the future, poor attachment behavior, and a higher tendency towards becoming an alcoholic or drug addict. The previously mentioned article published by Spark Action also mentions that a majority of state child-welfare agencies do not have the necessary resources to…

The essay “Young Love” by Tiffany Sharples discusses diverse points concerning the idea of love throughout our lives. Humans desire for affection; we want to be loved and taken care of in order to feel adequate. The entire essay focuses on how we are equipped with the tools we need in order to receive love from others. At each stage of chronological development, we expose new understandings about ourselves and our own physical being that lay the foundation for the next stage of development. One…

It is a fact that children are not born equal but they start life with inherited blueprints of individual characteristics and inner predilections. They are born into environments, families, political and social situations that will determine whether they will go on to grow up normally or face considerable difficulties that will place them at risk of developmental problems. It is now well established that early and proper identification of children, followed by appropriate interventions, will…

Challenges and Perks of Relative Care Infants and young children have extra emotional needs and by fully understanding these needs, most of our troubles in dealing with them will be settled. This specifically applies to dealing with the infant’s attachment needs and the possible effects of separating them from their parents. Gone are the days that only a mother can truly take care of her baby. Anyone of us is capable of providing these youngsters the adequate attention and love they need.…