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As families celebrate Father’s Day this month, a nearly-century-old observation by neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, has once again found relevance in conversations about parenting and child development.
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection,” Freud wrote in his 1930 book Civilisation and Its Discontents.
The quote has attracted new attention in child psychology circles this month as mental health professionals explore the role fathers play in a child’s emotional well-being and sense of security.
Consultant psychologist James Bosse explains that Freud was highlighting the important role fathers traditionally played as providers of safety, stability, structure and social guidance.
