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A Friend Who Is a Parent of a Young Child

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A friend who is a parent of a young child is concerned about allowing her child to watch violent programming.She asks for your thoughts as another friend had told her that she was being overprotective.What would you tell her?


Definitions:

Harlow (1958)

A reference to the landmark psychological study by Harry Harlow on attachment, demonstrating the importance of comfort and care over mere nourishment in rhesus monkeys.

Contact Comfort

The physical and emotional comfort that an individual derives from being in physical contact with another.

Attachment

A deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space.

Erikson and Bowlby

Refer to psychologists Erik Erikson, known for his theory on psychosocial development, and John Bowlby, known for his work on attachment theory.

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