Inferences
Children need immediate feedback and response to generate trust.
While Human intervention may be necessary, there is initial reluctance on the part of child to divulge information.
While children can be helped as a precautionary measure in nascent stages, intervention from a Mental Health professional may be necessary in extreme cases.
Ethical considerations require parental consent. Both in the case of collection of data, and in the context of treatment notification (if applicable).
Using a collection of Verbal Keywords, Non-verbal Leakages and Context, the general mood and behavior of the child can be identified.
Children(in the given demographic age) are usually more trusting and sensitive.
Children enjoy an element of play, and animated/dramatic scenarios.
Parents, while well-intentioned, could lose objectivity in specific cases pertaining to children.
Children use transitional objects in developmental ages(4-10 y/o) to cope with stressors. These transitional objects are tangible, and of extreme help in experiencing difficult or even traumatic experiences.
Children usually find it difficult to distinguish between reality and make believe( i.e. cannot think in abstractions) in early-developmental interims until age 9.
There are gaps in children’s understanding of the world around. Storytelling and Fantasy helps bridge those gaps and provide a better context and understanding.