The study aims to identify the level of psychosocial development for many ordinary and orphaned children, the effect of gender and the situation of the child [orphaned or ordinary] on the psychosocial development. method was used to a chive that the
analytical and descriptive. The researcher prepared a scale of psychosocial development in his dimensions [self- confidence, independence, initiative, achievement] and it has been confirmed to be true and proven. The sample used consists of [101] children from the fifth and sixth grade, in Latakia city. The results show that the sample has a moderate level of psychosocial growth in the dimensions of [self confidence and independence] and in above average in the dimensions of [initiative, achievement]. There were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of males and the mean scores of females in levels of psychosocial development. But statistically significant differences in levels of psychical development scores between the means score of orphaned children and the mean scores of ordinary children in favor of ordinary children
