Pobreza e acolhimento institucional de crianças e adolescentes

Abstract

Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a relação entre a pobreza enquanto uma das expressões da “questão social”e sua relação com os motivos que tem levado crianças e adolescentes aos acolhimentos institucionais. A discussão teve como referência os dados do Censo da População infantojuvenil acolhida no município de Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ.

“Who Doesn’t Pick-Up, Doesn´t Get Attached”? Interactions and Bonds with Foster Infants

“…Once again, the way how the socialization of emotions and the management of affectivity took place in this institution draws attention. As Mendes and Kappler (2018) state, caregivers and the whole foster care team, as well as parents and educators, are "responsible for an unequivocal and relevant share of their children's socioemotional development" (p. 224). Therefore, the low responsiveness to crying and other emotional expressions of infants in foster care is disturbing, as well as the way crying and holding were not effective resources in the search for/maintenance of closeness between infants and caregivers, a fundamental aspect in the bonding process (Bowlby, 1969(Bowlby, /1990.…”

“…According to Mendes and Kappler (2018), depending on how emotional socialization is established, the abilities to discern other people's emotions (interpreting expressive and situational cues), to be empathetic and cooperative, and to be aware of the communicative role of emotions are stimulated. The development of emotion regulation and socioemotional skills is also related to the development of other fundamental skills such as self-efficacy, self-control, and language.…”

“…The development of emotion regulation and socioemotional skills is also related to the development of other fundamental skills such as self-efficacy, self-control, and language. All these considerations support affectivity as a basic human need, as much as hygiene and food, being directly related to full and healthy development, which is translated by the ability to establish interpersonal relationships and create bonds (Bowlby, 1969(Bowlby, /1990Mendes & Kappler, 2018).…”

“…Therefore, caregivers' low responsiveness to infants' emotional expressions is concerning to the extent that, in the scientific literature, low caregiver responsiveness has been related to children's low self-esteem, insecurity and distrust in relationships, impairments in socioemotional and cognitive development, behavioral problems, and low academic performance (Leclere et. al., 2014;Mendes & Kappler, 2018;Raby et. al., 2019).…”

“…al., 2016;Chernego et. al., 2018), considered essential for communicative, cognitive and socio-affective development (Mendes & Kappler, 2018).…”