Voces de niños y niñas acerca de su experiencia hospitalaria en una institución amiga de la mujer y la infancia

Abstract

Children’s physical, emotional and psychological development, depends on the child-adult interaction, social world entry and the appreciation as a subject begin since language. Hospitalization for children is consider as a dramatic situation, that’s why we did this research in an accredited hospital like the “Institución Amiga de la Mujer y la Infancia” (Women and Childhood Friend Institution) with the final purpose of propose strategies to achieve some of the institution objectives, such as to look the children as subjects with rights and promote their participation. By listening children (between 3 and 5 years old) voices, we looked for show their emerging emotions and analyze their hospital experience through the meaning of the word. Of this research results we highlight the importance of listening and to attend of children needs with the purpose they get a human treatment; besides that, we corroborate the need of the interaction of children with the health professionals to contribute to their physical and emotional development and to strengthen of adult’s language.