Lack of Attention and Affection

3 Pages 869 Words

Many children in the United States have the same problem as Jimmy. Parents always working late, never have enough money, always on edge. The parents in America are so stressed out by the time they get home from their job, they are yelling and screaming, or too tired to even notice the children. Parents are so worried about their daily duties they forget to ask the simple questions. For example, how was your day today? Or, what did you learn today? In my opinion these are some of the most valuable factors in a kids life. Just giving a child that couple minutes, it really shows you care. Morally you should be there for your child at all times never putting anything first. These are some of the complaints I have received from a child in my office. His name is Jimmy. Jimmy has been sent to the office many times and hasn’t learned yet. Today he is in my office with more than just a problem in school. Jimmy is suffering from lack of attention and lack of affection. Me as the guidance counselor can only help to a certain extent. The issues that are in my hands will be handled. Regarding actions away from school I can’t control them first hand, but I can try to influence his choices.
First I would like to help him out by letting him know that he is not alone, and that I am on his side. I am not against him in any since. I feel Jimmy is just lacking a little attention and needs some help to keep his spare time occupied. I want to first see where Jimmy is coming from what is the situation at home. I want to ask him what his family life is like and hear first hand from him what life is like for him. After getting to know Jimmy I have found that his family life is rough and too much for one child to handle. He is at home juggling his mother’s emotions, taking care of younger siblings, and trying to fit in at school. This is all too much for him to handle and he has never been set a moral example of how to cope with all of his emotions. The o...