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This proved a theory for young babies detached from their mothers or predominant carer, that detachment at an early stage of life can reoccur as a much more serious problem or even mental retardation later in that child's life, again reinforcing the importance of secure attachment to a familiar carer or specifically the mother (according to Bowlby). Protest => despair => detachment In the initial stages the child protests openly, if their mother fails to return they will eventually move into a phase of despair characterised by hopelessness and depression. If the mother still fails to return they will eventually display detachment, here they may appear happier and be wiling to accept care and attention from others but they have lost the focus of any deep attachments. Bowlby went on to put forward the more controversial maternal deprivation hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, breaking the maternal bond with the child during the early years...

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