James W. Prescott - Child Quotes

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Contrary to Dr. Benjamin Spock, it is harmful for a baby to cry itself to sleep.... we not only teach the child distrust... but also establish patterns of neglect...

James W. Prescott

The effects of "maternal-social" deprivation, institutionalization, hospitalization, and of parental abuse, neglect, and indifference, upon infant and child development have been well described by many investigators.

James W. Prescott

An infant or child is not "free" to select the nature of his sensory environment but is dependent upon adults for the quality of his sensory environment and, thus, [for] his neurobiological development and psychobiological predispositions for certain kinds of behavior. From this perspective, it is evident that before a child can reason and before reason can establish principles of moral behavior, the course of an ethical and moral life has already been set.

James W. Prescott