John Bowlby
Books by John Bowlby
Separation
by John Bowlby
Although it is seen as a truism that we need to treat our children carefully and affectionately, it needed to be demonstrated scientifically
Attachment
by John Bowlby
Bowlby’s theory of attachment, first published in the 1950s, was a very simple but powerful idea. In essence, he told us something that we all knew, which was that the bond between a parent and a child is really important. He was working at the Tavistock Clinic in London with children who hadn’t had the luxury of strong relationships with their parents. Many had been brought up in a children’s home, and many had developed delinquency or other problems by their teens.
Interviews where books by John Bowlby were recommended
The best books on Autism and Asperger Syndrome, recommended by Simon Baron-Cohen
The head of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University tells us about myths surrounding autism and Asperger’s, and what inspired his own research into the subject
The best books on Empathy, recommended by Simon Baron-Cohen
Autism expert Simon Baron Cohen tells us about the links between empathy and language, and says our acts of cruelty to one another have at their root a failure to empathise.