Humans are social animals. We need community, small group of people, who are always there for us to rely on. We enjoy ‘me-time’, but still crave that emotional high that only interaction with others can bring. Sharing, chatting, having a laugh, talking about nothing and everything at the same time. Yet, it is the ability to ask for help, ability to use experience of others, that differentiate us from the rest of the animal kingdom and give a deeper meaning to our need for interaction.
We’ve all been there. In a place with seemingly no exit. In a place like this, our family, friends, loved ones, even people we met on the tube never to see them again, can provide valuable advice, insight, help. Of course, asking for that help can be tough. Especially, if you are a child, your parents are not there and people around you not realising that there’s anything wrong. What do you do? Who do you turn to?
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I’m not sure I understood the question right, but I assume you’re trying to find right course of action for your girl heroine, Amanda Clark. In my experience, mostly teenagers get in a situation like you describe. At that age, they try to imitate adults while not bothering to listen to their advice. My advice is, if you get into a difficult situation, talk to somebody you trust or somebody you believe can really help you. If you can’t or don’t want to talk to your parents, you can ask your teacher, your GP or another relative.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the question is formulated incorrectly. If you get into trouble and your relatives are not around, you should contact social services. There are plenty anonymous advice lines staffed with people who are trained to help.
ReplyDeleteI understood your question well. As always, it depends... I generally agree with the others, but if a child is away from home and doesn’t have an access to a telephone, a helpline number might not be very useful. Firstly, you should stick to public places with large numbers of people. Never ask help from single passersby. It’s best to find somebody of authority, while making sure that there are plenty others around you. The more people learn about a child’s plight, the safer and more effective their help will be.
ReplyDeleteLooks like all the good advice has been given and I don’t want to sound like a parrot. If you’re a small child and you haven’t got into pickle yet, then you should read a book on survival. You’ve got a long hard life up ahead and you need to learn how to survive in any circumstances.
ReplyDeleteHi Ana, I don’t know what kind of situation your heroine is in, but maybe she’s surrounded by people who don’t understand her and she herself doesn’t want to ask them for help. If that’s the case, it’s important to remember that there’s always somebody out there worse off than you are. Try to help somebody else and your own problem might just resolve itself. Though maybe this advice would be more useful to adults.
ReplyDeleteWhat can be sicker to see eyes of the offended child; they get into my heart. I assured that on this photo is our small heroine Amanda!
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