(University of North Bengal, 2016) Gan, Biswanath; Biswas, Samar Kumar
Family environment is an important issue which influences on child’s well-being including
social, emotional or psychological part. Family plays an important role in educatingsocializing
children. It is said that family is a primary institution where a child learns a lot by observing
and teaching, and know what is wrong or right, should or should not. Our child is a vulnerable
asset and future wealth of society. Thus, it is a duty of every parent to protect their children
against all forms of exploitation and nourish them properly to make a healthy society. But
there are so many children in our country are being exploited by their poor family environment
and in this context the present studied families are a burning example. The focus of this paper is
on family environment that influences the social, emotional or psychological well-being of children
in the stone crushing society of Balasan River Basin, Darjeeling district, West Bengal.
