tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post113300941224157678..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Monkey BusinessCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133393146105760052005-11-30T23:25:00.000+00:002005-11-30T23:25:00.000+00:00Hi Leo,I do agree with you that using such tests s...Hi Leo,<BR/><BR/>I do agree with you that using such tests should be redundant...is potentially a mark of pure scientism. However, it just could be that there is something in this. Much of Bowlby's theorising stemmed from seeing what happened to children in orphanages who had been badly neglected in the first year, the fact that they would have long-standing difficulties with relationships and even language and cognition. <BR/><BR/>This must remain at a purely hypothetical stage, given that the problem of consciousness remains, but the fact that deprivation in the first year could have significant long term neurological implications, well it might just shift some parents into listening to their infants properly and addressing their needs.<BR/><BR/>Of course, we would say they should do this for ethical reasons alone, but clearly so far the call on this front has been insufficient to the task of getting parents to do this.Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1133356314312613072005-11-30T13:11:00.000+00:002005-11-30T13:11:00.000+00:00Tests with monkey in cages with lots of toys suppo...Tests with monkey in cages with lots of toys supports attachment parenting? <BR/>How?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com