A child untouched by love is unguarded by law By Oshani Alwis Expert urges mindful contact with the young – even in the womb View(s): View(s):Widespread ignorance about the psychological and emotional wellbeing of children nullifies any number of laws designed to protect the young from misery and abuse, one of the country’s leading child protection authorities said. Dr. Marasinghe pioneered adapting and modifying Western MBSR in a way that suits Sri Lankan culture by applying the practice towards child protection. “Mindfulness in child protection should be handled with extreme caution. If a child denied and refused to acknowledge inner pain, the child was not healed and carried the trauma to adulthood, often continuing a cycle of violence. “These children, on the other hand, are deprived of love from birth and don’t know how to show affection.

Source: Sunday Times July 27, 2019 18:09 UTC