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First-born children, 34 boys and 25 girls, were observed during separation from their mother and for 5 min after reunion. The separation occurred at the end of a playgroup session of about two hours in which three other M-C pairs and a nursery nurse were also present and could interact freely with the separating and separated child. There was a baseline period of 10 min observation before the mother left the room. The separation was repeated every six months, beginning when the children were 15 months old and continuing until 39 months. The percentage of children showing distress was lower than that reported by other authors, although the same age change was observed, with a peak at 15 and 21 months, decreasing at 27 and becoming unusual at 33 and 39 months. The nursery nurse and the other mothers initiated and maintained more interactions with the separated child. This was particularly significant with regard to verbal and toy-mediated interactions. Individual differences in the styles of maternal departure and in the reaction of the children and other adults were observed. There was a significant increase in the frequency of child-child interactions when compared with the preceding baseline period and with reunion. The results suggest that in a closed, low stress situation the absence of the mother leads to more peer interactions. |
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