Survey by the Save the Children Organization: Less than half of parents working abroad will come to the country this summer
Less than half of the parents who work abroad will come to the country this summer to see their children, according to a sad survey conducted by the Save the Children organization.
Many cannot afford the trip or take time off work.
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So, families ease their longing through phone conversations, but psychologists are raising a concern: the little ones will suffer.
The mother of this little girl is working in Italy, and this summer, she promised to come and visit her.
Little Girl: "She keeps saying she'll come, but she doesn't".
Grandmother: "Due to work being extremely busy, she's unable to request time off... but she's doing her best, at least for 7 days. You know how it is with work: you leave, and others step in. And you have to keep your job".
Another 9-year-old girl eagerly awaits her father and has prepared a letter for him.
Little girl: "Dear Dad, I can't wait for you to come back to our country so the 3 of us can all have fun together. I miss you! With love, Daria".
In a survey conducted by the Save the Children organization, more than a third of parents working abroad said they cannot come home this summer. Either due to financial reasons, either an inability to get time off during the summer.
George Roman, Program Director at Save the Children organization: "Less than half of parents working in other European Union countries come to Romania for the summer vacation. There is already a family pattern in Romania where one or both parents are away for long periods, sometimes, in certain situations, covering the entire period of childhood".
Psychologist Corina Mighiu works with children who don't see their parents during the holidays and says they are sadder, less inclined to play or explore and sometimes lose their appetite.
Corina Mighiu, Psychologist and Coordinator at the Save the Children Counseling Center in Iași: "Children generally tend to blame themselves, especially if they are younger: 'I wasn't good enough, I was naughty and that's why mom or dad didn't come". My advice to parents is not to promise, to say that they will try, and to provide very clear time references".
45% of these children talk to their parents on the phone daily, and 32% do so every 2-3 days. However, there are cases when children only hear from their mother or father a few times a month or even less frequently.
