- Look for information on specific challenges in the area that would affect the emotional development of children living in this region
The country that I decided to research was Latin America. While researching the country, I had the opportunity to learn more about this country and some of the issues and challenges that children face in this country. One major issue that I researched was a project that focused on abuse and exploitation and trafficking in children and adolescents in Central America and Dominican Republic.
As I read about this topic I learned just how frequently children are abused and mistreated. I also read about the different types of methods that they are taking to ensure that all illegal actions are reprimanded. Four areas that were focused on in the project were 1. Innovative practices in participation for the prevention, 2. Innovative practices in tourism, 3. Innovative practices in care and 4. Innovative practices in administration of justice. With these efforts that program was attempting to make this area safe for travelers as well as residents of the country.
I feel that this issue would definitely affect the emotional development of children due to the fact that abusing and exploitation of children is a serious issue. I know some children that have went through an abusing home environment and they have turned out to have major issues. Abuse is something that would affect a child for the rest of their life. I know that it is important to understand and accept the culture in certain countries, however, abuse and exploitation of children is totally unacceptable.
This information was researched through the http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html. Website.
Hi Erica,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the information that you found on this part of the world. It is so unfortunate and heartbreaking to think that so many children are subject to abuse and trafficking. Like you said, this is very traumatic and would definitely impact a child's emotional development negatively. It is good that UNICEF is working on a project to curb abuse and trafficking; hopefully with this and by learning more about this issue and helping raise awareness some changes will begin to happen. I would be interested in learning more about this project and what we can do on a smaller scale to help. Thanks for sharing what you have learned!