How Child care can contribute to a mature and selfness society? An interesting article about the work of Sue Gerhardt, a psychotherapist, attempts to answer this question. Sue has been working on the development of infants; a few years ago she published the book “The selfish society”, it states a relation between the infant's brain and the global challenges of the planet.
According to this book, if everyone improves care and attention we give to our children, we can create a better society. The key is the emotional development, specifically by changing the experience of early dependence on others into a positive experience for increasing numbers of children, there will be more capacity to extend concern to the wider community.
The Psychotherapist take the story of a little boy called George, who received the best education and he had everything he wanted except an emotional security so when he grow up he seek positions of power to reclaim a sense of self-esteem and he became president George Bush .
The rearing environment and the experiences for a baby are very important. Also for a child to have at least one permanent relationship with an adult of his family who listens and cares
Sue suggests certain claims to work in childcare like the right to flexible work, access to parent-infant psychotherapy and some money to support parents.
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