... which they formed these theories. There are many different forms of child care available, and the family arrangement can be instrumental to how children develop. According to developmental psychologists, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, this depends on who does the primary caring. They consider the way in which infants experience such care, especially during the first year, determines the extent to which the infant develops a secure attachment. This has implications on how they develop socially, psychologically and emotionally, as well as affecting future relationships. The effects of attachment are long term and can influence generations of family unless dealt with appropriately. John Bowlby (1907-1990) became influential with his maternal deprivation theory on attachment when family life was still recovering after the end of the Second World War. The government reacted to this crisis by promoting policies that placed the mother back into the home, providing much needed work for the ...

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