Title: Making decisions about children : psychological questions and answers /
Authors: Schaffer, H. Rudolph.
Publisher: Blackwell,
Year: 1990
Subjects: Research; Psychology, Child; Child Development; Child development; Child development Research; Child psychology
Contents: On using research. Sources of decision-making ; The nature of research ; Some limitations ; Research as an ongoing process ; Dissemination and implementation ; Contributions to practice -- Children and their families : issues for research and practice. When do children first form attachments to other people? ; How long can the formation of the first attachment by delayed? ; When does maternal bonding occur? ; Is there a 'blood bond'? ; Should mothering be confined to one person? ; Do women make better parents than men? ; Do children need a parent of each sex? ; Does separation from parents cause psychological trauma? ; Does maternal deprivation bring long-term damage? ; Should mothers go out to work? ; Is group day care bad for young children? ; Are children harmed by their parents' divorce? ; Can children form love relationships to new parent-figures? ; Is the traditional nuclear family essential to the development of psychological health? ; Do early problems continue into later life? ; Who are the vulnerable children? -- A view of children. Some general themes ; A concluding note of optimism.