Ten programmes on child development, linked with an in-service study course prepared for residential staff by the Central Training Council for Child Care.
6: Dependence and Autonomy One of the most important aspects of a child's development is the gradual move from the total dependence of infancy to the comparative independence of adult Jife.
How can the child's dependency needs best be met in the residential setting, and what are some of the ways in which he can be helped towards the autonomy required of him in adult life?
A discussion between
JAMES ROBERTSON , research worker in child development and DR. PENELOPE LEACH
Produced by Dennis Simmons
Broadcast on November 10. 1967