Playing war is a normal stage in the development of children: many find an outlet there, a way of expressing their instincts of natural aggression, of asserting themselves... But when war occurs "for real", it It is essential to support children, sometimes affected by bereavement or exodus, but also by the collapse of their beliefs in a protective adult world.
“The psychotraumatic impact will be all the greater as the child is amputated from his bearings
, explains the psychologist Hélène Romano, who has just published
Les Enfants et la Guerre
(Odile Jacob, 2022).
We often think that it is absolutely necessary to get children out of war zones, but it is not that simple.
A child who has lost his parents but who remains in his country with his family language, his culture, relatives to take care of him, will perhaps be less ill than another who arrives in an unknown country in peace where he finds himself alone in the world and without any landmarks.
Should we, as we often think...
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