Understanding Children from Adversity: Emotional Development and Attachment

Running head: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN FROM ADVERSITY
Understanding children from adversity
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1UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN FROM ADVERSITY
Executive Summary
The report is focused on the link of Adversity with several life concerns that create an impact
on future development under professional, personal as well as psychological context. In this
context, the report has criticised the experience of problematic anxiety could create the
negative impact on child development. In order to address this concern with more clarity, the
report has presented the effects of emotion, attachment and temperament based on the case
scenario of Alex. As per the situation, Alex is a Metis child, and his parents have a medical
history of mental illness. Therefore, the chance of trance generational effect also criticised in
this report. However, Alex has experienced different emotional issues due to constant support
from parental care and other supportive caregivers. This report has identified significant
problems, which Alex has faced from his primary care setting during several years. In the
concluding statement, the report has evaluated a recommended idea to resolve the issues on
child development under the concept of attachment, the theory of mind and emotional
dependence.

2UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN FROM ADVERSITY
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Emotional development during infancy.....................................................................................3
Child's emotional development as a toddler...............................................................................5
Attachment in infancy and toddlerhood.....................................................................................7
Dependency needs as an infant..................................................................................................9
Emotional development at pre-school......................................................................................10
Temperament............................................................................................................................10
Trans-generational effects and their relevance........................................................................12
Summary of emotional history.................................................................................................13
Possible future developments...................................................................................................14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................14
Reference list............................................................................................................................16

3UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN FROM ADVERSITY
Introduction
Adversity is related to the several life concerns that create the impact on future
development under professional, personal as well as psychological context. In this context,
the experience of problematic anxiety could create the negative effect on child developing
from various constraints. These constraints are specific to depression and psychological
difficulties. Very often Children suffer from the severe issue from the set of a complicated
relationship, which includes parental care, educational policy setting as well as peer culture.
In this environment, babies are learning about the social task, and that create significant
changes in their growth as well as mental development. In order to address this concern with
more clarity, report will present the impact of emotion, attachment and temperament based on
the case scenario of Alex.
As per the case scenario, He is a Metis child and his mother was adopted, while her
heritage was unclear. At that time her family believes that, she may be indigenous in that
environment. On the other sight, Alex’s parents have the medical history of mental illness. It
has been reported that his they have been separated from relation several times before Alex’s
birth. However, he was apprehended by the Quebec’s Child protection care due to health
issues of her biological mother. Yet, Alex has experienced different emotional problems due
to constant support from parental responsibility and other supportive caregivers. This report
will identify significant issues, which Alex has faced from his primary care setting during
several years. Moreover, the discussion will reflect a recommendation way for resolving
childcare issues in response to emotional dependence and parental attachment.
Emotional development during infancy
Child development could be changed in different ways during the time of pre-school
year. In this time, child develops emotionally, socially and cognitively. According to Bale