A new set of studies supports affection over punishment. Posted Aug 19, 2019 Harry Harlow (1958) was one of the first researchers to demonstrate the long term effects of touch on mammals. He separated rhesus monkey babies from their mothers, keeping them isolated in cages. They could hear and smell other monkeys but were deprived […]
The Imaginative Child
Understanding the manifestation of make-believe companions. Posted Aug 19, 2019 Boy with Imaginary Companions Source: Lassedesignen/Shutterstock “Abraham Lincoln is my grandfather,” said our 5-year-old matter-of-factly. “What?” I contemplated, standing in stunned silence. “Yes,” he continued almost moved to tears. “I was very sad when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the theater.” This example of […]