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Why Children Need Their Mothers

Joseph Sparks

9th January 2017

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Marriage and Family Expert, Amos Alumanda, highlights the importance of attachment in an article reported in StandardDigtial.

According to Alumanda: “Being a parent, be definition, is about being present.’ He goes on to explain: “That would include: emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and physically”.

The full article provides an interesting link to Bowlby’s Theory of Attachment and might provide some nice background reading or extension work when teaching attachment.

To read the full article, click here.

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Joseph Sparks

Joseph is a Subject Advisor for Psychology at tutor2u. He is an experienced Psychology & Music Teacher, Writer, Examiner and Presenter. He is currently completing a Professional Doctorate in Education and is passionate about the impact of technology on teaching and learning.

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