A study on situation of children in separated family in Dhaka city

Abstract

The Study was conducted among the children of separated parents based on broad objectives of exploring the present situation of children living with the separated parents’ family in Dhaka city. For attaining the broad objectives the study focus some important objectives a) To know the socio-economic background of the children of Separated family; b) To explore the consequence of Separation on achieving education; c) To explore the pattern of relationship with the family members; d) To know the pattern of psychological alienation faced by the respondents. The whole study was conducted among the vulnerable children at Dhaka City. The Study has been followed qualitative research method and for this purpose it selected 10 case (children) remaining in the parental separation through using the purposive sampling method for the study. The findings of the study show that maximum children living in the separated family mentally suffered a lot; they behave irrationally and commit several unethical activities in their early age. The study also found that children from comparatively needy level has committed in criminal activities and suffer extreme physical and mental pressure. It also reveals that being a child of separated family they cannot get the proper love, priority and opportunity from their peer and teacher. It also shown that, children from separated family cannot get the equal opportunities from their school teacher. And the neighbor of their existing community always shows irritate attitude towards them. As a result the tender mind of such children fill up with full of sorrows and anger even some little boys and girls take drugs abstaining from their pain. The most promising findings of the study shows that children in the separated family are the most vulnerable in their lifestyle and the future of those children will stage in risk if they are not properly rehabilitate. But it is a great matter of sorrow that, the Government and non government organization are not serious on the important issue. Children are the future of a society but our supreme authority has not take any strict and children friendly initiatives for such vulnerable children. It can be said that if the Government and NGOs continue their existing service and child rights effectively than day by day they will be self-sufficient and contribute to our society like the other normal children. Despite of hope it is observed that they are not aware about their rights and opportunities but we should remained in mind that to improve their situation and for the bright future we have to reshuffle the laws and formulate alternative children friendly policies and services.