s original
parent-infant tie is the major source for all of the infant's subsequent attachment and is the
formative relationship in the course of which the child develops a sense of himself.
Throughout his lifetime the strength and character of this attachment will influence the
quality of all future ties to other individuals. The question is now raised, "What is the
normal process by which a father and mother become attached to a healthy infant?" Since
the human infant is entirely dependent on his mother or caregiver to meet all his physical
and emotional demands, the strength and durability of the attachment may well determine
whether or not he will survive and develop optimally. Experimental data suggest that the
past experiences of the mother are a major determinant in molding her care-giving role.
For their own behaviour, children model adults, especially loved and powerful adults.
Children development literature, states that the powerful process of imitation or modelling
socially inclines children. Unless adults must consciously reexamine their learned
behaviors, they will unconsciously repeat them when they become parents. Therefore, the
way a woman was raised, including the practice
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