Abstract

To try to better understand the lifestyle of street children an action research, over three years, was undertaken among five street children in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Data revealed that positive peer reinforcement could assist street children to reform their lives. Very often a complex and negative pattern seem to overshadow these children. It is argued that more people – professionals and non-professionals could get more involve in the lives of street children in order to be an agent of change.