Teething Problems in Late Adoption: Challenges for the Parent-Child Bond in Parental Perception

The anchoring function: parental authority and the parent-child bond.

Descriptions of parental authority and of the formation of a secure parent-child bond have remained unconnected in conceptualizations about parenting and child development. The parental anchoring function is here presented as an integrative metaphor for the two fields. Parents who fulfill an anchoring function offer a secure relational frame for the child, while also manifesting a stabilizing a...

Parent-Child Attachment, Parental Depression, and Perception of Child Behavioural/Emotional Problems

Late Teething in India

cut their teeth at a later age than that given in books. Out of 100 infants of varying ages, from 8 months to 2 years, 30, nearly one-third, had cut no teeth ; and out of 14 infants, S months' old, more than half, 8, had not commenced teething ; out of 27 infants one year old, 7 had not cut any tooth, 7 had cut 4, 6 had cut 6 teeth, and only one had 9. Though the statistics speak comparatively ...

parental perception and practices relating to parent-child communication on sexuality in lagos, nigeria

objective: this study aimed at contributing to the promotion of positive communication between parents and children in order to help the children establish individual values and make sexually healthy decisions. materials and method: ninety six out of 300 in-school adolescents previously interviewed were selected for follow-up interview with their respective parents/guardians using a simple rand...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...