The Quality of Life in Children´s Homes for Chidren Aged 10 - 18

This work evaluates the quality of life of children (aged 10-18) in children's homes. The theoretical part deals with defining terms such as alternative care, foster care and institutional care. Next section describes the periodization of human development, specifically deals with the age category of puberty and adolescence. The last chapter of the theoretical part focuses on the quality of life and circadian rhythms. In the practical part the results of the survey, which took place in three children's homes in Prague, are presented. The standardized questionnaire for children ComQOL (Czech version) was used for the research part. The aims of the work were to determine the quality of life of children (in particular relating to circadian rhythms) and on the basis of collected data evaluate the compliance with the habits of sleep patterns and overall sleep hygiene of girls and boys interviewed from the selected children's homes. In both age groups non-regularity of sleep hygiene was found, especially at weekends when sleep time is delayed to late night