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Specific Needs of Children and Elderly Left Behind as a Consequence of Migration Participants of the research were not only children and elderly left behind as a consequence of migration but also children whose parents are both still in the country, kindergartens (as social actors) and school teachers, psychologists, social community workers, social assistant workers, family doctors, police officers, experts of the non-governmental sector, representatives of local and central public administration (officials of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family). Field data were collected during November, 1st – December, 15th 2010. The children and elderly who took part in this study were selected through a “snow-ball” method with the help of teachers, social workers, family doctors, etc. In order to reveal different existing situations and to cover the complexity of specific needs of children and elderly left behind as a consequence of migration, the sampling was conducted taking into account the following peculiarities of interviewed people: One reference person who left abroad and two reference persons migrated abroad; (i) The status of reference person who is abroad: legal/irregular migrant; (ii) Migration character of reference person: temporary, circular, long term or indeterminate; (iii) Who supervises the child – a parent, grandmother/grandfather, other relatives, residential institution/placement centre etc.; (iv) Was the person who cares for the child appointed as their legal representative or not; (v) Migration wave: migrated for many years or recently; (vi) Communication with those departed abroad: existence of or lack of communication, etc. The research describes the social world of children and elderly left behind as a consequence of migration. It has been structured in order to asses their ways of perceiving their situation and assessing the experienced moments and future prospects. It also assesses the existing normative aspects of the situation and those practices and workings that are to be developed in order to reduce the risks for the family, community and society in general. 20
Chapter I The lack of care and affection of parents who migrated abroad for work leaves a mark on the way the child perceives the family. During the study, some children describe in their drawings families comprised only of children emphasising their new duties - housework. The impact of migration on children and elderly left behind by their migrant family members 21
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