Negative Interactions

“A child who copes with adversity through the social channel seeks support and control through the structure of his or her relationships. The roles and responsibilities assigned to a child within a social context such as a family or a classroom can increase connections and decrease isolation, as well as restore emotional security and strengthen the child’s sense of well being.”

Factors that lead to poor relationships are latchkey children, marital strife and divorce, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and death. Latchkey children routinely spend time alone in home without adult supervision. Children who are raised in homes that are full of conflict and hostility between parents experience a high level of stress. Drug and alcohol abuse can hinder a person’s self-control and a parent’s ability to be responsible and a nurturing parent. HIV/AIDS is sexually transmitted, and both parents are likely to be affected, so it leaves the child at risk of being orphaned by the disease. Dealing with the death of loved ones is one of the most difficult aspects of life and there is no way to protect children from this painful experience.

Research has shown that healthy friendships in which close ties emerge are developed when parents provide a warm and supportive home environment (Feldman, 2014). Children emulate positive social interactions and roles, which they learn from the adults in their lives who they model after. Children living in healthy family systems develop a strong and positive relationship with their parents or caregiver and will encourage positive relationships with others.

If the attachment figure is disrupted or broken the child will suffer irreversible long term consequences of maternal deprivation including delinquency, reduced intelligence, increased aggression, depression and affectionless psychopathy (an inability to show affection or concern for others. No guilt for anti-social behaviour).

All children and young people need strong attachments, this is said by the theorist John Bowlby. John Bowbly said that children and young people will need consistency, trust and a good bonding weather it is their key worker or the parent of the child. If the child or young person has someone which can they can trust, the transitions will be more easier for the child. Children who have positive relationships on transitions can have long term impacts which is having the ability to cope and be more strong. Children and young are likely to be more successful academically and socially they will feel cared for, valued and respected their learning development will continue instead of dip. Also, they will feel more confident to explore and have self

No chapter better exemplifies the significance of relationships than The Kindness of Children. In this case study Perry illustrates how negative or lack of relationships can cause developmental delays, and why

When a child’s early experiences are chaotic and one or both parents are absent these causes the brain to become stressed and make the child feel insecure. The NCCP states, “Many children whose mothers suffer from depression lack healthy brain development” (NCCP). This can lead the child to have trouble connecting with classmates and lack of social skills. The article also mentions, “Daily interaction plays an important role in a child’s emotional and mental development” (NCCP). Positive interactions not only with classmates but also parents or adults can also help a child become more secure of themselves and allow them to ambition greater things than that of their parents. Overall, relationships between teachers and students are important. Poverty is a factor to the lack of social skills in children because the lack of positive role models in the

According to researchers, they believe this has a connection to their early environment during their first 18 months of life. This study included 40 children who lived below the federal poverty line. Out of these 40 individuals, 23 had mothers who reported that they worked full time or had two jobs in order to make ends meet during the interview portion of the study (Fearon, 2010, p. 445). When the children were interviewed, many did not directly admit to feelings of resentment towards their mother for not being there, but it was apparent in their responses. Out of the 40 children, 27 showed signs of insecure attachment to their mother based on their ability to trust others, their thoughts on relationships and their insecurity levels overall (Fearon, 2010, p.451). The parents were asked to rate their child on levels of aggression, violence, and defiant and criminal behaviors. It was found that insecure attachment predicted discernibly higher parent reported levels of externalizing behaviors such as aggression, hyperactivity and defiance than their same aged counterparts. The link between insecure attachment and externalizing behaviors is believed to exist due to feelings of neglect and disconnect (Fearon, 2010, pg. 453). These children have a sense that no one in their life cares for them so they act out. They either believe they will not get in trouble for their actions or they seek these actions as a way to gain attention from their parents since they are usually ignored. This relationship is seen more often for children in poverty since both their parents are often at work or they often come from a single parent household where the mother has to work and the parents are likely unable to afford daycare. Due to this instability in their life with their caregivers, food, housing, transportation, etc., children often feel unsafe in

The adversities that I researched and that showed up most often are: Parental drinking, economic hardship, parental mental illness, violence in the family, parent’s marital problems, death of mother or father, or the absence of a loved one. These earlier childhood adversities can be predictors for what may arise in later years. These situations cause anxiety in children and for this reason children should not be exposed to these adversities. Anxiety tends to be a precursor for depression. (Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 33.1. pg. 13)(Feb. 2005).

“The child withdraws to a dark hole disconnected from the rest of the world, or watches people with fear and hatred at a far distance, with an internal chaos taking charge of the child’s life.” (Shi, 2014) If a child has been a victim of neglect or abuse, they will have a hard time trusting others. It severely affects them and their way of viewing the world. They get disconnected and stay away from others. They start to resent others, for that’s all they’ve

Years ago, children used to spend most of their time with their parents. They worked with their families on the farm, in a shop, or learning their father’s trade. Girls worked alongside their mothers, helping with household chores, doing laundry, helping with younger siblings and cooking and baking. Most children were also schooled in their own homes and so children saw their parents all day long. It was easy for a parent to be a part of their children’s life and have influence over them. Now, children enter day care or early pre-school and are in school all day long. At first children are more influenced by parents when they are young, but become more influenced by their friends as they get older unless parents make a major effort to be a

Building a strong, caring, and positive relationship with children is extremely important. This is when a child first learns how to form a trusting bond with an adult. The adult is usually a parent, grandparent, a care provider, or another key adult in a child’s life. A caring relationship with an adult is essential to a child’s social and emotional growth. Through a strong, trusting relationship with an adult, a child learns that the adult will protect them, nurture them, and respond to their needs. This also helps the child learn how to form healthy relationships with others. “How you approach children, what you notice about them, and how you respond to them will either boost or detract from their confidence and social competence”

A newborn child comes into the world with a clean slate. It has no experience, no worries, no prejudices. As the child grows into an adult, he or she is shaped by the world around them. Parents bestow proper manners, and reprimand the child, making sure that he or she grows up into a proper, well mannered adult. This child will associate with friend who have grown up in similar situations, and will have friendly reactions from other people. However, sometimes the parents are not there to oversee the upbringing of their child, or neglect to do so in a nurturing way. Children in these circumstances grow up in a different manner. They do not receive important lessons for life, and may not be kind towards their friends. The reaction of others

There is over 7.6 billion people in this world, meaning there is also a lot of different personalities. One of those are the negative people we all encounter in our lives. They make everyone around them miserable, and these people can impact your life in a negative way. For example: not being happy, having negative thoughts, and loosing friendships. Even if you try to stay positive someone’s negativity will always drain you. These people just complain and nag instead of being appreciative of the good they do have in their life.

Social interaction is a complex area of study because of how multifaceted it is. Social stability starts at an early age when the child or adolescent learns how to develop trust, take initiative, and achieve a sense of identity. Erick Erickson is a great example of showing the importance of completing the psychosocial stages of development (Erikson 1994). One can glean how crucial these psychosocial stages are and the support needed around the developing child to meet these checkpoints in their life. Children are incredibly malleable; however, instilling a negative light toward social interaction can affect how they manage their later years. Being aware of the crucial beginning steps of social interaction can set the stage on how one will be throughout their adulthood.