describe the plight of orphaned and delinquent children.
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The niche in which children derive happiness and joy is the family which provides them food, clothing and shelter on the one hand and opportunities to realise their full potential on the other.
Unfortunately a large number of children are deprived of parental protection because of death or desertion of one or both parents, inability of parents to take adequate care due to disease, alcoholism, poverty etc., or abandonment which could be because of birth before marriage of the mother. Such children, who are actually in need of care and protection become victims of abuse and neglect by adults.
Some of them take to rag picking, begging, petty crimes etc., for which they are punished in different ways. Several of them are admitted in institutions in which they are encouraged to learn one or the other craft that would help them in making a living. Ideally, they are provided opportunities to improve their conduct.
Orphaned and delinquent children suffer from inadequate attention, affection and concern of elders, pressure of being closely watched and monitored by adults in the institutions, few or no avenues for recreation and play, lack of opportunities for free expression of personal wishes.
Apart from these, they are sometimes not fed properly and are made to live in small, dingy rooms in unhygienic conditions. Often the people who deal with the children are insensitive, untrained, and not motivated to discharge their duties effectively and with diligence.
All this leads to further alienation of the children from society and adds to their anguish and frustration. Children already suffering from lack of parental love and attention and made to encounter difficult situations in reformatory institutions develop a sense of being wronged and try to escape from them. The general attitude towards such children is that of disregard, suspicion and threat.
Unfortunately a large number of children are deprived of parental protection because of death or desertion of one or both parents, inability of parents to take adequate care due to disease, alcoholism, poverty etc., or abandonment which could be because of birth before marriage of the mother. Such children, who are actually in need of care and protection become victims of abuse and neglect by adults.
Some of them take to rag picking, begging, petty crimes etc., for which they are punished in different ways. Several of them are admitted in institutions in which they are encouraged to learn one or the other craft that would help them in making a living. Ideally, they are provided opportunities to improve their conduct.
Orphaned and delinquent children suffer from inadequate attention, affection and concern of elders, pressure of being closely watched and monitored by adults in the institutions, few or no avenues for recreation and play, lack of opportunities for free expression of personal wishes.
Apart from these, they are sometimes not fed properly and are made to live in small, dingy rooms in unhygienic conditions. Often the people who deal with the children are insensitive, untrained, and not motivated to discharge their duties effectively and with diligence.
All this leads to further alienation of the children from society and adds to their anguish and frustration. Children already suffering from lack of parental love and attention and made to encounter difficult situations in reformatory institutions develop a sense of being wronged and try to escape from them. The general attitude towards such children is that of disregard, suspicion and threat.
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