John Bowlby suggested that to grow up mentally healthy, infants and young children
A) should be taught how to be independent from their parents, from birth.
B) should experience a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with their attachment figure.
C) should experience a wide range of relationship emotions, such as acceptance and rejection, from their attachment figure.
D) need to sleep away from their parents in their own bed.

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John Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship between an infant/young child and their attachment figure (usually the mother). This relationship provides a secure base from which the child can explore the world and learn to cope with their emotions. Bowlby did not suggest that independence should be taught from birth or that experiencing a wide range of relationship emotions was necessary for mental health. Additionally, sleeping away from parents is not necessarily related to mental health.

John Bowlby Suggested That to Grow Up Mentally Healthy, Infants