The cradle of love

States that it is on the foundation of the primary relationship of child to parent or primary caregiver that the conduct and expectations of all other relationships are built. Excerpted from 'Friendship and Peer Relations in Children,' by Phil Erwin.
By PT Staff, published on November 01, 1993

'The early bond or attachment of a child to a parent or primarycaregiver exerts a major influence on later relationships. It is on the foundation of this primary relationship that the conduct and expectations of all other relationships are built."

From Friendship and Peer Relations in Children (John Wiley & Sons; 1993)

Tags: child, john wiley sons, love, parent, peer relations

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