Loneliness facts for kids

Loneliness by Hans Thoma (National Museum in Warsaw).

Loneliness is a sad emotion that a person can feel if they are isolated or lack friends and family members. Loneliness can make people feel anxious.

People can feel lonely even if they are surrounded by a lot of other people. Loneliness can occur even to people in marriages, relationships, families and successful jobs. One cause of loneliness is a lack of friends during childhood and teenage years. Loneliness can also be caused by chronic depression. Loneliness can also be caused when a relationship or marriage ends.

Images for kids

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  Thomas Wolfe who in an often quoted passage stated "The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence."

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  Paro, a robot pet seal classified as a medical device by U.S. regulators