Forced by parents to leave

If the parents have decided to leave the country of origin against the child’s will, the migration experience will be probably difficult for her/him.

She/he may feel betrayed by her family, miss her old friends, school, home place and may be reluctant to integrate with the new environment, partly to demonstrate the parents that the migration decision was a bad one (especially in the cases when there were no direct external reasons for migration, such as persecutions, war, catastrophes etc.).

In such a situation, there is a high risk of adaptation problems and the first step in working with the child will be to help her/him to identify areas and activities that may be pleasant and attractive and will allow her/him to regain the feeling of self-agency.