Australia: Kanyininpa (Holding): A Way Of Nurturing Children In Aboriginal Australia

Australia: Kanyininpa (Holding): A Way Of Nurturing Children In Aboriginal Australia   Fiona Ryana, 2011   This paper discusses aspects of traditional Australian Aboriginal nurturance of infants, children, and young people through an exploration of the meaning of certain words selected from Central and Western Desert Aboriginal languages. Connections are drawn between this traditional form of child rearing and Bowlby's theory of attachment. Aspects of traditional Aboriginal methods of...

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