... this becoming a problem when the child will already be under distress through the illness. His theories soon expanded and he came up with to stages of distress protest and despair. A study was carried out investigating a small child named John. John spent nine days in residential care while his mother had a baby. John was incredibly distraught on her departure he cried and had to be consoled. Over the nine days John became withdrawn and spent time on his own playing rather than with other children or the staff. He often went seeking comfort on his own with a teddy bear rather than going to the carers who worked at the residential nursery. When his mother returned he was very hostile and angry towards her and he initially refused to go to her and ran back to the nurse. This shows that although John, at a glance seemed ...

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