Maternal love and professional care

Authors

  • Fernanda Schmitt Ribeiro Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
  • Silvia Maria Abu-Jamra Zornig Professora na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v23i3p542-557

Keywords:

professional care, maternal love, emotional development, baby, Esther Bick method

Abstract

This article aims at bringing a reflection about the professional early childhood care, especially the nannies, so common in the Brazilian context. First, a discussion was proposed about the importance of care for the emotional development of the baby, as well as the distinction between the relationship the caregiver establishes with the baby and that established between the mother and baby. From these considerations, a case study was presented, referring to a mother and her three triplet babies, accompanied by an observer during the first two years of the babies’ life, through the Bick method of infant observation.

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Author Biographies

  • Fernanda Schmitt Ribeiro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

    Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Silvia Maria Abu-Jamra Zornig, Professora na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

    Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Clínica da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). Membro-fundadora da Associação Brasileira de Estudos sobre o bebê (ABEBE), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Ribeiro, F. S., & Zornig, S. M. A.-J. (2018). Maternal love and professional care. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 23(3), 542-557. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v23i3p542-557