The views of children living in care concerning their families of origin

• Autor(a) principal: Müller, Fernanda
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Linhas Críticas (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/linhascriticas/article/view/4263
• topic: Dinâmicas familiares; Abrigo; Crianças em situação de risco; Políticas para a infância; Dinámicas familiares; Centros de acogida; Niños en situación de riesgo; Políticas para la infancia; Familial dynamics; Children’s homes; Vulnerable children; Childhood policies

This study considered as participants six children from public children’s homes in a town in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, who still maintain contact with their family of origin, investigating their views of their families of origin. An ethnography inspired approach was used in conjunction with other methods, such as photographs and subsequent conversations with the children. The research demonstrates that children develop alternative family dynamics, different from those considered as standard. Current social policies in this area have failed, especially when families are considered guilty for the vulnerability situation in which they are.