摘要：In the circumstances of emotional delicacy and fragility in children, family
separation endangers the quality and homogeneity of their development, exposing
them to several risks. The phenomenon of migration is not new; however, the
contemporary provides a few characteristics that know no valences in the previous
societies. Therefore, there are new labels rooted as “home alone generation” and
“euro-orphans”. Our objective is to identifying protective and risk factors in
behavior, cognitive and emotional development in children with parents working
abroad. The study includes children aged 6-10 years divided into two groups. The
study group is formed out of children originated from biological families in which
parents, both or only one of them have migrated abroad. And, the control group
is formed of children with parents at home. Around investigating the behavior,
emotional and cognitive development, we used projective techniques, drawing
techniques: Tree test, Bonhomme test, SDQ questionnaires (The Strengths and
Diffi culties Questionnaires) completed by parents/caregivers to assess emotional
and behavioral problems in children. The results argue for the occurrence of
resilience in the presence of several protective factors resulting from workshops within curricular and extracurricular educational activity as a counterbalance for
risk factors, implying the fact of having a parent/both parents migrated.
