These essays spanning 20 years of Bowlbys speaking about the forming andbreaking of relationships of affection are clear and systematic. They make anexcellent i... » 

These essays spanning 20 years of Bowlbys speaking about the forming andbreaking of relationships of affection are clear and systematic. They make anexcellent introduction to his thought. British Journal of Psychiatry JohnBowlbys interest in the effects on a developing child of different forms offamily experience began in 1929 when he worked for six months in a school forbehaviorallychallenged children. Soon after the spark of his illustriouscareer would help parents and psychologists arrive at a better understanding ofthe inner emotional world of the infant. Informed by wide clinical experienceand written with the authors well known humanity and lucidity these keylectures provide an invaluable introduction to John Bowlbys thought and workas well as much practical guidance of use both to parents and to members of themental health professions. «