I don't know if this is from John Bowlby's work, but his work, and Mary
Ainsworth (who did research on "the strange situation", studying how
children reacted to strangers and stress based on whether they were
securely attached, etc.) confirms it. Bowlby's principal works are
Attachment and Loss (vol. 1, Attachment is at the origin of AP). A quick
search just turned up:

http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/ewaters/

and www.johnbowlby.com
Hope this is helpful.
Jo-Anne

> That single human touch was what always
> made the infant in that crib survive.  It changed the course of how
> babies needs for socialization were viewed.
>
> Does anyone know the source?
>

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