“Our national spotlight should clearly be on the crib—not on the criminal—if we are to change the future. Infants who do not receive a warm welcome into the world will seek their revenge” (Ken Magid and Carole A. McKelvey, High Risk: Children Without a Conscience, p. 245).

Bonding between child and parents is the critical factor. Another classic book, How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell, tells parents how to develop that bond using eye contact, focused attention and touch.