Wild Feral child Flashcards
Children’s brain development strongly influenced by earl experiences
Enriched environments are ones that provide stimulating and encouraging interactions that will enhance brain development. Deprived environments are ones that provide few interactions and minimal stimulation and so impede brain development
Examples of Deprived Environments
Orphanages where infants and toddlers are provided few social interactions. Homes where the parents are over-whelmed, depressed or indifferent so unable to provide encouragement or stimulation to their children
Homes where parents are over-protective and controlling and so severely limit their childrens’ range of experiences
Behaviors of children who are raised in deprived environments
Have low levels of energy and alertness as they have received little encouragement, Will be slow processers of information as given minimum stimulation & practice at processing stimuli
Have low-self esteem and confidence in their ability to make a difference as rarely given opportunities to interact with challenge
Examples of enriched environments
Children are given much affection and encouragement
Their caregivers talk and verbally interact much of the time via smiles, babbling and language smiling
Are given stimulating & challenging environment to explore: at home and outside of the home
They are highly valued and deeply loved
Behaviors of children raised in enriched, loving environments
Children will be alert, highly motivated, confident and socially skilled. They will have a high level of autonomy (independence) and they will be able to take risks
They will have a strong sense of security that will allow them to develop many social relationships and to take initiative in their work and play
Genie Wild Child key info
Born in 1957 and a victim of extraordinarily severe abuse, neglect and social isolation. Genie was locked in a room until the age of 13 years and 7 months. She was strapped to a child’s toilet or bound in a crib with her arms and legs immobilized. She was found in her home in 1970. She could hardly walk, had no social skills and had minimal communication skills. Psychologists and linguists focused on studying her progressive development
What is a wild child
Children who have limited or no human contact due to abandonment. Have limited exposure to language
