Wednesday, September 14, 2011

"My Heart Is Heavy I care"

Attachment Disorders
Many Foster Children have had very difficult and painful histories with their first parents. These children have experienced chronic early maltreatment within a caregiver relationship. Such a history can lead to the development of Complex Trauma, disorders of attachment, and Reactive Attachment Disorder. Children with histories of maltreatment, such as physical and psychological neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, are at risk of developing severe psychiatric problems.
Attachment is the deep and lasting connection established between a child and caregiver in the first few years of life. It profoundly affects your child’s development and his or her ability to express emotions and develop relationships.
A child with insecure attachment or an attachment disorder doesn’t have the skills necessary to build meaningful relationships. However, with the right tools, and a healthy dose of time, effort, patience, and love, it is possible to treat and repair attachment difficulties.  Between 50% and 80% of children place in Foster Care have attachment disorder symptoms. Many of these children are violent and aggressive, and as adults are at risk of developing a variety of psychological problems and personality disorders, including antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and psychopathic personality disorder. Therapeutic Parenting is often necessary to help these children heal. The reason why I'm talking about this is because there are so many children I have in my classroom they are xperiencing these things. this is why I'm saying that when children are taken from their parents they need to be placed into therapy treatments before they are placed in any childcare classroom. I have to express that when there are several children who face these type of things and worst. And someone have to step up and be the voice to make a change, and I'm welling to do that.

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