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Article: Mother/child bonding: incarcerated women struggle to maintain meaningful relationships with their children.(Female Offenders)
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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The importance of bonding among men has become a topic of public debate in the last few years as various religious and ethnic groups have encouraged men to meet and form common ties. Since almost 40 percent of children in the United States do not live with their biological fathers,(1) increased attention also has been given to the importance of the bond between fathers and their children.
Often overlooked in this debate is the powerful role that mothers play in the development of the physical and emotional health of their children. From birth, mothers often are the ones who encourage the first smiles, words and steps from their babies. Mothers traditionally are ...