▁hospital ised ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁thereby ▁separated ▁from ▁her   – ▁themselves ▁' f ost ering ▁children ▁while ▁their ▁moth ers ▁were ▁in ▁hospital ' ▁and ▁so ▁demonstr ating ▁that ▁' pl anning ▁for ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁arr anging ▁proper ▁care ▁can ▁make ▁a ▁difference '. ▁The ▁Roberts ons ▁found ▁of ▁the ▁fost ered ▁children ▁that , ▁' in ▁varying ▁degree , ▁reflect ing ▁their ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁object ▁const ancy ▁and ▁e go ▁m atur ity , ▁all ▁made ▁a ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁substitute ▁mother ... The ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁fost er - m other ▁gave ▁comfort ▁and ▁an ▁emot ional ▁anchor ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁d eter ior ating ▁and ▁held ▁them ▁safely ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁reun ited ▁with ▁the ▁mother '. ▁ ▁Bond ing ▁and ▁attachment ▁▁ ▁' In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Robert son , ▁in ▁co - ord ination ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Joy ce , ▁began ▁to ▁publish ▁influ ential ▁articles ... us [ ing ] ▁the ▁term ▁bond ing ▁for ▁parent - to - inf ant ▁attachment '. ▁For ▁the ▁Roberts ons , ▁'" b ond ing " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁feelings ▁parents ▁have ▁for ▁their ▁children ▁and ▁" attach ment " ▁to ▁the ▁feelings ▁children ▁have ▁for ▁their ▁parents ... they ▁run ▁in ▁parallel '. ▁They ▁distinguished ▁the ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁' B ond ing ▁is ▁a ▁m ature ▁form ▁of ▁lov ing . ▁But ▁the ▁attachment ▁of ▁child ▁to ▁parent ▁is ▁an ▁imm ature ▁form ▁of ▁lov ing   –