. ▁She ▁is ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁understand ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁absence . ▁Because ▁her ▁mother ▁is ▁not ▁there ▁and ▁the ▁n urs es ▁change ▁frequently , ▁she ▁has ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁fear s , ▁fright s ▁and ▁hur ts ▁with ▁no ▁familiar ▁person ▁to ▁cl ing ▁to . ▁She ▁is ▁extremely ▁ups et ▁by ▁a ▁rect al ▁an a est h etic . ▁Then ▁she ▁becomes ▁quiet ▁and ▁" sett les ". ▁But ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁stay ▁she ▁is ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁her ▁mother , ▁sh aken ▁in ▁her ▁trust . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁great ▁changes ▁in ▁children ' s ▁w ards , ▁partly ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁this ▁film . ▁But ▁many ▁young ▁children ▁still ▁go ▁to ▁hospital ▁without ▁the ▁mother ▁and , ▁despite ▁the ▁play ▁ladies ▁and ▁volunte ers , ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁their ▁dist ress ▁and ▁the ▁ris ks ▁to ▁later ▁mental ▁health ▁remain ▁an ▁ins u fficient ly ▁recogn ised ▁problem . ▁ ▁This ▁film ▁study ▁of ▁typical ▁emot ional ▁d eter ior ation ▁in ▁an ▁un ac comp an ied ▁young ▁patient , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁subt le ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁shows ▁or ▁conce als ▁deep ▁feelings ▁of ▁dist ress , ▁remains ▁as ▁v ivid ▁and ▁relevant ▁as ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁made . ▁ ▁“ The ▁rest raint ▁and ▁object ivity ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁may ▁at ▁first ▁re ass ure , ▁for ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁unus ually ▁composed ▁for ▁her ▁age , ▁but ▁few ▁n urs es ▁will ▁doubt ▁the