MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTION

Modern studies of the child's orientation to interaction with the moth er, child-oriented mother's behavior, and the process of their interac tion are reviewed. The data on the formation of the child's attachment to the mother, on the influence of mother's behavior on child's attac hment, and later development of the child are analysed. The need to wo rk out measures for children at risk and their rehabilitation in close interaction with mothers is emphasized.