Mother love in infancy is as important for mental health as are vitamins and proteins for physical health Bowlby 1951 Discuss

During the 1930s and 1940s John Bowlby, considered one of the most influential child psychiatrics, worked at a clinic for mentally disturbed adolescents. It was in this context that, between 1936 and 1939, he conducted a research on the case history of 44 patients, among whom a few had been convicted for various minor crimes, particularly for theft. The outcome of his research revealed that that 17 of them had been separated from their mother for more than six …

…thus the mother’s role is not as important as some people have believed. Childminding can be successfully shared among several people. Bibliography - “Effect of maternal employment on the child” L.W.Hoffman (1074) - “Mothering” R.Shaffer (1977) - “Attachment And Loss”, vol. 1 and 2, John Bowlby (1969-1982) - “John Bowlby His Early Life”, Suzan Van Dijken (1987) - Psychoanalytic Society Web-site, http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk - Bowlby’s Attachment Theory Web-site, http://attachment.edu.ar