---------- > From: brian j. callahan <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Maternal care > Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 10:44 AM > > Juan writes: > >If this is the biased, foul way the work of Attachment Theorists is > >going to be construed, I will refrain from posting anything else on > >the issue in future. > > Don't be so sensitive. This is what happens in a public forum, which you may > now regret having started. > > >What I did say is that there are ways to early detection of > >psychopathic and sociopathic tendencies in infants and preschoolers > >and that psychiatric intervention in those cases might prevent > >anti-social developments. > > Right, and Matthew raised the legitimate question of whether it would be a > good idea to have a small number of experts in psychology monitoring and > intervening in child-rearing based on their (the experts') definitions of > "anti-social" and "pathological." Surely this not an outrageous question, > but rather one you would inevitably have to answer in order to convince > people to go along with your ideas. > > >It couldn't be further from the truth to assert I ever mentioned > >introducing new methods of childrearing. I only talked about > >enhancing maternal care in a frivolous world where children are > >reared by maids and au pair girls. > > I don't know the figures, but I would bet only a small proportion of the > population is raised by maids and au pair girls because only a small > percentage of families can afford them. Thank you. I wondered who would raise this fact. More and more, of course, children > of all socio-economic groups are spending a great deal of time in day-care. > What do you think the effect of that is on children? > > By the way, I lack a "scientific" grounding in this area, but I would guess > that in a more caring, less competetive society, more time and resources > would be devoted to the rearing of children and this would probably have a > positive impact on their behavior as adults.