THE ORIGINS OF EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION 1. Mother is cold and unaffectionate. She does not hold and rock the child enough. 2. The child does not have a sense of being loved and valued—of being someone who is precious and special. 3. Mother does not give the child enough time and attention. 4. The mother is not really tuned into the child’s needs. She has difficulty empathizing with the child’s world. She does not really connect with the child. 5. Mother does not soothe the child adequately. The child, then, may not learn to soothe him/herself or to accept soothing from others. 6. The parents do
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