Jun 25, 2019
4 min read
Understanding Maternal Deprivation
Mother, you had me, But I never had you / I wanted you, but you didn’t want me/So I just got to tell you/ Goodbye ~John Lennon
According to the maternal deprivation hypothesis infants regardless of whether they are puppies, monkeys or humans will not develop normally unless they receive the warm loving attention of a mother figure to who they can become attached.
