Resilience in Street Children: Understanding Adaptation and Support Systems
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Resilience, Boris Cyrulnik, street children, Bogota, pathogenic situation, social exclusion, humiliation, trauma, adaptation, resilience coaches, individual factors, environmental factors, psychological resilience, academic resilience, cultural environment, protective elements, risk factors, child psychology, trauma recovery, resilience development, resilience theory, child adaptation, social context, neighborhood environment, family exclusion, delinquency, self-esteem, tutors of resilience, resilience situations, individual resilience, resilience uniqueness, resilience adaptation, resilience support, resilience factors, child resilience, resilience concept, psychological adaptation
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Discover the multifaceted concept of resilience through the lens of Boris Cyrulnik, a renowned specialist, as it applies to street children in Bogota and beyond. This insightful exploration delves into the social and cultural dimensions of resilience, moving beyond the traditional academic definition to encompass the unique challenges faced by these children. Learn how resilience manifests differently in each individual, influenced by personal aptitude, environmental factors, and the presence of supportive figures. Understand the complex interplay between individual and environmental risk factors and protective elements that shape a child's ability to adapt and thrive despite adversity. Uncover the various paths to resilience, including the role of family, community, and personal expression in fostering hope and renewal. Explore the nuances of resilience in the context of street children, where survival and dignity are daily struggles, and discover the importance of tailored support systems in nurturing their potential for a better future.
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[...] If, according to Boris Cyrulnik, these children represent examples of resilience, this context requires considering a second approach given the absence of the 'academic' aspect Resilience, it is defined in psychology as an individual's ability to succeed in adapting to an extremely pathogenic situation.1 Therefore, are all these children examples of resilience? In what way is resilience unique to each individual? Can we evoke a situation of adaptation for street children? In this context, we will consider these street children as examples of resilience before addressing the existence of different adaptations. DEVELOPMENT. I. [...]
[...] research shows that the expression of the child's disorder results from the interaction between individual and environmental risk factors and protective elements. »4 These children all have the potential to show resilience in the face of life's traumas, but with a different aptitude depending on the areas concerned, each person's inner ability, and the period of life affected. The street represents a school of courage for them. However, some often fail in their adaptation due to a lack of understanding of this environment. In addition, they do not all have the same resilience coaches to whom Cyrulnik attributes a crucial importance in supporting the traumatized subject For these children, their first and main protection is the mother, and then comes the environment. Some have none of these supports. III. Importance of the social and cultural environment. [...]
[...] As Cyrulnik points out: " We are mistaking the patient. It's not so much about the wounded person that we need to worry about. act in such a way that he suffers less, it's especially about the culture »2. These children are humiliated all the time. In the most unhealthy neighborhoods, they achieve resilience through delinquency by earning money, especially through the sale of drugs, enough to regain their self-esteem. This is far from being a success for their future. [...]
[...] If we focus on Cyrulnik's vision of resilience regarding street children, we notice that it may lead to generalization, trivialization, while some traumas leave marks for a lifetime. Resilience is not a characteristic unique to children. It depends not only on their will to get out, to succeed but also on the tutors of resilience don't they have within their family, their environment. Not having the same support for adherence and being impacted by the society to which they belong, they achieve resilience differently or not at all. [...]
