Student project on orphans in Kenya and China

1. CHINESE ORPHANS’
EMOTIONAL NEEDS
Larine and Josseline

2. Introduction
•There are about 700,000 orphans in China
mostly the girls.
•In China there is a law which says that
every parent is entitled only to one child.
•Boys are prefered because they stay and
work while the girls get married.

3. Orphans and their adoptive parents.
•Orphans are adopted at the age of 1 to 16.
•When the orphans are adopted, you can
see the relief to be held by a mom on their
faces.

4. Orphans and their adoptive parents.
•Orphans are adopted at the age of 1 to 16.
•When the orphans are adopted, you can
see the relief to be held by a mom on their
faces.
•But their problems are not over.

5. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:

6. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:
•experience motherhood

7. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:
•experience motherhood
•have shelter

8. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:
•experience motherhood
•have shelter
•have food

9. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:
•experience motherhood
•have shelter
•have food
•have clothes.

10. When an orphan is adopted, he or she has
the privilege to:
•experience motherhood
•have shelter
•have food
•have clothes.
But still their emotions matter.

11. RAD (Reactive Attachment
Disorder)
•It talks about the disorders an orphan can
get with his or her adoptive parents.

12. According to RAD a child can recognise his
or her mom:
•in the womb.

13. According to RAD a child can recognise his
or her mom:
•in the womb
•through the scent and voice

14. According to RAD a child can recognise his
or her mom:
•in the womb
•through the scent and voice
A child’s emotional needs can be met in their
first 2 years.

15. There are three levels of RAD in orphans.

16. There are three levels of RAD in orphans.
❖In level one:
- The orphan loves but is scared of
their
adoptive parents.

17. There are three levels of RAD in orphans.
❖In level one:
- The orphan loves but is scared of
their
adoptive parents.
- The orphan hides her feelings to
impress their adoptive parents.

18. ❖In level two:
-The orphans really wants to
trust
their adoptive parents but
denies.

19. ❖In level two:
-The orphans really wants to
trust
their adoptive parents but
denies.
-The orphan behaves like he
or she
does not care about the
family.

20. ❖In level two:
-The orphans really wants to
trust
their adoptive parents but
denies.
-The orphan behaves like he
or she
does not care about the
family.

21. ❖In level three:
- The orphan totally refuses
connection or love.

22. ❖In level three:
- The orphan totally refuses
connection or love.
-He or she sees every parent
like
someone who will always
abandon.

23. ❖In level three:
- The orphan totally refuses
connection or love.
-He or she sees every parent
like
someone who will always
abandon.
This stage is mostly not for Chinese orphans

24. •Most of the emotions that drive RAD
children are anger, fear, grief and shame.
•These orphans feel like they were bad and
useless.
•Their trauma and memories are stored in
the limbic portion of the brain.

25. Treatment

26. •Give the orphan a child-mother bond and
relationship.
Treatment

27. •Give the orphan a child-mother bond and
relationship.
•Teach the child how to love and make he or she
know that you will always protect.
Treatment

28. •Give the orphan a child-mother bond and
relationship.
•Teach the child how to love and make he or she
know that you will always protect.
•Make the child know that you will provide for his
or her needs.
Treatment

29. •Give the orphan a child-mother bond and
relationship.
•Teach the child how to love and make he or
she know that you will always protect.
•Make the child know that you will provide
for his or her needs.
•Prove to her that she will never be
abandoned.
Treatment

30. •Give the orphan a child-mother bond and
relationship.
•Teach the child how to love and make he or she
know that you will always protect.
•Make the child know that you will provide for his
or her needs.
•Prove to her that she will never be abandoned.
•Accept all his or her grief, terror or anger in
exchange for love.
Treatment