Review of Young children in brief separation: Kate; Young children in brief separation: Jane; and Young children in brief separation: John

Reviews the films, Young children in brief separation: "Kate ", "Jane" & "John" directed by James and Joyce Robertson (1968 & 1969). Such important and moving documents as the Robertsons have contributed deserve to be seen instead of reviewed. They represent the first part of a series of publications on the intensive studies of children in foster care and residential nursery care. "KATE" is the account of a child of 2 years 5 months whose foster care was extended from 10 to 27 days because of her mother's obstetrical complications "JANE" is 1 7 months old and has 10 days foster care only a few doors away from her own home. "JOHN" shows us once again that separation without stable and responsive substitute mothering is painfully disruptive to normal development. The impact of these films is a strong one. Not only does it force us to witness the problems which we must strive to avoid in child placement, it illustrates the kind of trauma which can interrupt the normal development of personality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)