Impact of orphanage home on the child personality development
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Abstract
Orphanages have been a common form of care for children who have lost their parents or have been abandoned. The impact of living in an orphanage on a child's personality development has been a subject of interest for researchers and psychologists. This study aims to explore the various factors within orphanage homes that can influence the psychological and emotional development of children. The research will focus on aspects such as the quality of care provided in orphanages, the presence of consistent caregivers, the availability of educational and recreational activities, and the overall environment within the institution. These factors are believed to play a significant role in shaping a child's personality and behavior. Furthermore, the study will examine the effects of early childhood experiences in orphanages on the long-term development of children. Research suggests that children who have spent time in orphanages may face challenges in forming secure attachments, regulating emotions, and developing social skills. These difficulties can impact their relationships and overall well-being in adulthood. In addition, the research will investigate the importance of individualized attention and support for children in orphanages. Factors such as positive reinforcement, emotional support, and opportunities for personal growth and development are crucial for fostering a child's self-esteem and confidence. The study will utilize a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys to assess the psychological well-being of children in orphanages and qualitative interviews to gather in-depth insights into their experiences and perceptions. By examining both objective data and subjective perspectives, the research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how orphanage homes influence the personality development of children. The findings of this study are expected to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on child development and provide insights for policymakers, caregivers, and mental health professionals working with children in institutional care. Understanding the impact of orphanages on children's personality development can help improve the quality of care provided in these institutions and support the healthy growth and development of vulnerable children.
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</p><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>1.1 <strong>Background of the Study</strong></p><p>The orphanage home is one of the numerous social institution that have emerged over the year to carter for some of the social needs of orphanage associated with such problems.</p><p> </p><p>Motherless babies have nowadays become common because of the moral decadence of the society young people who cannot cater for themselves find themselves put in the family way they end up find abandoning those innocent helpless babies. The increasing hardship because of the present economic recession has increased the incidence of burden family relationship and the consequent loss of firm control of family members.</p><p> </p><p>This has tended as evidence by the increasing number of abandoned babies such babies have become the central focus of the orphanage home the impact of orphanage home on child personality development that is the behaviour pattern of social behariour on child personality development.</p><p> </p><p>The research try to compare children between the age of one (1) month to three (3) years that grows up in orphanage home to those that grow-up with their parent children from the orphanage behave in a unique pattern thereby displaying some certain social behaviour attitude that could be associated with the up bringing in the orphanage home. I want to find out the positive and negative aspect of orphanage home on children personality development generally. Any baby that lost his or her parent especially the mother by what every means become mentally ill once it is discovered the illness is taken from the mother by the orphanage children abandon in hospital or on the street are taken to the orphanage home.</p><p>Social welfare services and training of professional social workers of all categories social workers can succeed out making their contribution towards realizing their objective of government in improving people welfare only after they have keenly understood the problem.</p><p> </p><p>The causes and the effect of those people on he community the desertation is an attempt toward such changes taking place and their documentation the study will focus on the impact of the orphanage home on child personality development in the later parts of his life.</p><p> </p><p>The Kaduna orphanage home is the birth child of Jammiyyar Matan Arewa.</p><p> </p><p>The Jamiyar Matan Arewa itself is a social organization of northern women established on the 27th May 1963 it was aimed at unifying the women folk and providing hem with a forum of welfare activities.</p><p> </p><p>The organization was to be non-political and it membership was to be opened to all tribes religions or social status at the very first meeting of the Jammiyar Matan Arewa which took place in the house of General Hassan Usman Katsina a steering committee was set up to carry on the task of mobilizing women for the association and also to plan and organize fund raising activities to meet up the financial obligation of the association.</p><p> </p><p>1.2 <strong>Statement of the Problem</strong></p><p>Children brought up in the orphanage home cannot cope effectively with the outside world this display in their dispositions because most of them tend to be introverts and always want to keep to themselves in few causes they turn out to be backward in speed and verbal intelligence.</p><p> </p><p>According to Segmund Fraud (1945) children who grown up in the orphanage home may likely to affected in their culture tradition, and religion are their interests belief ambitions ideas and soon thus affecting the personality development as their behaviors is not only more indiscriminate but more immature than those children who are with their natural parent. Hence the increase in various research as to find out the effectiveness and influence of these home (orphanage home) on the child personality development.</p><p> </p><p>1.3 <strong>Purpose of the Study</strong></p><ol><li>Find out the positive and negative IMPACT OF ORPHANAGE HOME ON THE CHILD’S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.</li><li>Determine the effect of orphanage home on child’s personality development.</li><li>Find out the morale and attitude of children raised in orphanage home.</li></ol><p> </p><p>1.4 <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Questions</strong>.</p><ol><li>What are the positive and negative impact of orphanage home on the child’s personality development.</li><li>What are the likely effect of orphanage home on the child personality.</li><li>What are the morale and attitude acquired by children raised in the orphanage home.</li></ol><p> </p><p>1.5 <strong>Scope of the Study</strong></p><p>This study is limited to the orphanage home Kaduna. Therefore the study is restricted to the impact of orphanage home on the child’s personality development.</p>
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