Social: Lack of social/friendship networks Children and young people need to develop their interaction and social skills, as well as emotions and empathy. Children who lack these skills may feel isolated and struggle with insecurities. They may also feel withdrawn and shy. They can struggle with their communication skills and understanding the needs of others. They will lack support networks and people to talk to or confide in which may result in them finding themselves drawn into the wrong crowds due to desperation of wanting friends. They could find themselves being manipulated by this group of ‘friends’ as they could be seen as weak and impressionable. Illness and disability If a child has an illness or disability they could potentially be frequently missing school and missing out on important parts of their education – this could result in them struggling to achieve. They may therefore feel isolated as there is the possibility of them not being able to be involved in activities such as sports. These feelings could then develop into frustration and resentment towards the other children who can participate; and potentially cause behavioural issues. …show more content…
This could lead to the child being more mature than is natural for their age or viewing themselves as being on par with adults, making it difficult for them to form friendships in their own age range. Caring for someone else could lead them to missing out on their childhood – causing resentment and possibly challenging behaviour. Each time they are away from home or at school they may suffer with anxiety or worry regarding the person they are caring for, meaning they have no focus or concentration at school and, therefore, a lack of opportunity to access their full education. This could then have an impact on their employment opportunities later in