Loneliness of children and adolescents – a growing social problem of modern times

Abstract

The loneliness of a child in one’s own family is an increasingly common phenomenon. This problem concerns not only dysfunctional families, but also seemingly well-functioning families. The state of loneliness of a child in his own family significantly disturbs his development in the emotional, social, educational and even moral cheese. The consequences of this problem translate into other environments of social functioning of children and adolescents, such as school, local and peer environments. The problems highlighted in the text are: What are the macrosocial and intra-family causes of loneliness of children and adolescents? What are the negative social, emotional and educational consequences of lonely children?