Literature Review: Street Children

Literature Review
Literature review renders an immense significance in the comprehension of this dissertation topic. The research initiated by engaging into a study on street children by SPARSC “Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child.” They presented a report by studying the magnitude of issues regarding street children. Moreover, they did a research on the characteristics of street children including age, ethnic and religious profiles. The survey includes the study on quality of life of street children and factors that push those children to work and live on streets. The factors include domestic violence, which results in negative memories attached to the home environment. That report built up the understanding of the background of phenomenon. After building up the back ground understanding, the research came back to the question,
What constitutes the feeling of belonging for a homeless child?
When we talk about belonging, it constitutes

Most of Child’s sense of belonging during the development years naturally is attached to “play”. This is best explained in a book “Children 's Environments Quarterly; Street Children and play vol. 4.” In this the book the author explaining his observations explains that, “Their games reveal a wide range of activities, creativity, and a sense of fantasy.” The fantasies are similar, “Street children play with available rubbish or stones and mud as do other children with store-bought toys.” Talking about the children of the street, the author shares after survey that, “They go to parks and talk to friends.” A place like a park offer engaging activities of exploration. The association with this environment is through the relationships i.e. friends. The activities are delightful but secondary. Street children engaged in universal play activities of running, rolling in the grass, climbing trees, hiding behind rocks, playing in fountains and generally frolicking