First Freud's drive-reduction theory of development views early interactions between a child and their social environment and in particular the people who care of them, as setting the pattern for personality and social development. That an infants drive for food and drink and the consequent satisfaction of these needs created a biological equilibrium b

On the other hand Behaviorists view behavior as a continuous process and determined by environmental factors or input. This view extends to the social Learning theory, initially proposed by Bandura, that behavior is obtained through imitation, and this is how children (and adults) come to learn the consequences not only of others behavior but also their own. In contrast Piaget's Constructivist theory (or genetic epistemology) claims that the impelling force for intellectual development comes from within the child as it explores the social/ physical environment. That the basic mechanisms that produce all cognitive changes are through assimilation and accommodation

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In the USA more than half the mothers of infants less than 12 months of age are in the labor force; three quarters of school age children's mothers are working. The importance of early attachment patterns for the development of later social relationships.

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