A Study of Deprived Children

Early, Prolonged Separation and Emotional Maladjustment

“…When studied all the children (JV" = 188) were in care and living in large children's homes. The main results of this study have been reported elsewhere (Pringle and Bossio, 1958). Though a considerable proportion of children showed symptoms of maladjustment, some 30 per cent were considered to be stable by their teachers and the house staff, when rated on the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides.…”

Mother/teacher locus of control: impact on preschool handicapped child change

“…Insti tutionalization with maternal absence, even when an infant's care was limited to a small fraction of maternal time (spread over several substi tutes), produced significant developmental deficits. More specifically, Pringle and Bossio (1958) found earlier entering institutionalized chil dren performed more poorly on the verbal section of the intelligence test and on other tests of language development. Thus, it would appear that extended periods of maternal deprivation and the resulting lack of stimu lation tend to contribute to a deficit in language development.…”

“…Many high-risk handicapped children were without the benefit of preschool stimulation programs geared to foster their learning potential. This presented a paradox; i.e., the children from the homes that more likely had environments most similar to the institutional environment re ported by Pringle and Bossio (1958) and Spitz (1973) were least affected by the programs emphasizing early stimulation.…”

Mother/teacher locus of control: impact on preschool handicapped child change

“…Many high-risk handicapped children were without the benefit of preschool stimulation programs geared to foster their learning potential. This presented a paradox; i.e., the children from the homes that more likely had environments most similar to the institutional environment re ported by Pringle and Bossio (1958) and Spitz (1973) were least affected by the programs emphasizing early stimulation. Many such programs from the late 60s and 70s have been federally validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel, United States Office of Education.…”