Wild Children

Hello! 

I had taken some photographs of Tarz a little while ago, and I finally managed to find them again. We teased her hair and stuffed it with feathers! 

She kind of reminds me of a wild child, looking a little lost and curious in her surroundings. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the result we managed to get...

Talking about 'Wild Children', have you heard of the case study of Genie? 

Genie was a little girl that spent the first thirteen years of her life confined to a small room, often tied to a potty chair. Her mother, father and brother rarely spoke to her, although her father would growl and bark at her, and would often beat her if she made any noise. 

When she was found, she was unable to walk properly, or talk or interact in social situations. 

The case of Genie was really fascinating, because it allowed psychologists to study how language actually develops, wether it be in the nature of humans to learn language, or relying on the environment and the way they are nurtured.  

At first Genie was making significant progress while in the care of the research team, but because of lack of funding, Genie had to pass through many foster homes, and suffered from abuse and neglect, so all her progress had receded. 

Its really sad Genie's story didn't end happily, but imagine what she would have been like if her case study continued to be funded? I wonder how much progress she eventually would have made had she not been passed around from foster home to foster home?! 

You can watch the full documentary here! Its super duper interesting! 

Have a fantabulous day!