In Peru there are more than 16,000 children and adolescents who are transferred to Residential Care Centers (CAR) as a measure of protection against family violence and abandonment in which they live. Given the high number of residents, it is difficult for them to receive individualized attention from their caregivers and for all their needs to be met. It can be observed that this lack leads to frustration; a state of tension generated by the absence of the expected result and that translates into constant crying, kicking, insistent withdrawal from the place or search for support. On frustration, there is quantitative research that has addressed the construct; however, there is little exploration of children's experiences of frustration using qualitative methods. Therefore, the present research aims to understand the frustration experiences of children from 6 to 8 years old from a CAR in...