Introduction Born on 5 th November 1967 as the second child in my family, I had all the privileges a child could have in a typical upper middle class Sri Lankan family. Up until my eighth birthday, in 1975, we resided at my paternal ancestral family home. My mother, Anula Welikanne, a primary teacher, had her third baby, my younger brother, just eleven months after my birth. His arrival resulted in placing me in the hands of a nanny, her primary duty being caring and nurturing me alongside my busy mother. They supported me continuously in the development of milestones, communication skills and learning; I can still remember the interest and devotion everyone in my extended family had on the children. Interactions with many caring adults promote communication and social relationships according to Arthur, Beecher, Death, and Dockett (2012). Children’s sense of being is strongly founded in the families and cultures in which they are brought up (Early Childhood Australia, 2012) . Accord