http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7514256/Mothers-love-keeps-sons-on-the-straight-and-narrow-study-finds.html
Does it really have to take a study to give authenticity and credibility to the fact that children need more than the 15 minutes allotted to them per day that a working mother can afford to giver them?
How does one learn to conduct themselves in the manner of a decent human being if no one is at home to teach them how?
Researchers found that sons are less likely to get into trouble later in life if they enjoy a warm relationship with their mother during childhood.
Those who cannot turn to their parents in times of need face a greater chance of developing behavioural problems later in life.
Experts, who analysed data provided by around 6,000 youngsters aged 12 and under, found that boys who never forge close relationships with their mothers are more likely to be aggressive and suffer mental health problems.
By contrast, boys grow up to be calmer, more self confident, and more empathetic if they have been able to seek comfort from their mothers as children.
Relationships between mothers and sons break down from a young age if children are repeatedly dismissed when trying to turn to their parents for help, the study found.
Pasco Fearon, associate professor of psychology at the University of Reading, who led the study, said: "Secure children have had repeated experiences of a caregiver who is responsive when support and proximity are needed and expect the caregiver(s) to be available and comforting when called upon.
