A series of seven programmes that examines the psychological development of the child during the first year of life.
Presented by Dr Martin Bax of the Thomas Coram Research Unit of London University
1: Is Separation Damaging*
In 1946 John Bowlby argued that the separation of a child from its mother was among the foremost causes of later delinquent behaviour. Thirty years on, can we specify what a child needs to ensure it grows up into adequate and mature adulthood? Contributors include. DR JOHN BOWLBY , PROFESSOR MICHAEL RUTTER, PROFESSOR ROBERT HINDE and DR DAVID HARVEY
( Next programme : 13 February)