Publicación:

La familia extensa como entorno protector del desarrollo emocional y del comportamiento en niños, niñas y adolescentes en cuidados alternativos

Resumen

Introduction: The present investigation, it refers to studies on the extensive family as protective factor of the cognitive functioning and of the behavior in children, girls and teenagers in taken care alternative. A protective factor is a condition of the person or of the environment capable of favoring the development of the individual or group or to reduce the effects of unfavorable circumstances. Nevertheless, it is interesting to indicate that the protective character that these factors acquire them grants the interaction that each of them has with the way that makes a detour the persons, in certain moments. Objective and methodology: The principal aim was to identify the role of the extensive family as protective factor of cognitive alterations and of the behavior in children, girls and teenagers in taken care alternative. 70 documents consulted between articles, thesis, books, which were containing investigations that were expiring with the criteria of incorporation, between the consulted databases were Redalyc, S-sky, Dial net, Psicodoc, Google Academic. Results: The studies and checked investigations demonstrate, that in Latin America is where a discharge exists prevalence of the families that girls and teenagers offer welcome to children, and that exist many benefits to the moment to be under this care, between these this major opportunity of study, taken care, opportunity to support a mental health, and a good quality of life. Conclusions: During the welcome that is offered to the children in taken care alternative it is possible to conclude that they grow in a healthy way, to educational psychological and emotional level, allowing so these grow with a good behavior opposite to different situations of the daily life.