Orphanages: A bane to personality development of the child
Abstract
This paper reviewed orphanage homes as a bane to the personality development of the child. That the way an individual is perceived and rated by others also depends on the self-worth he has deposited in the minds of others. Ordinarily, child development should bring out the personality, but most orphanage homes appear to be more destructive than developmental. Hence the paper raised these challenges and brought to the fore the need to address these developmental challenges. The revelations were that orphanage development affects the psychology of the child and also most children end up with low self-esteem and depression due to long periods of denials. The paper recommended that caregivers in orphanage homes should adopt developmental strategies that are systematic, inclusive and progressive as a panacea to improved personality development.
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