(I)Whenever I have the opportunity, I try to participate in as many facilities as possible to improve myself professionally. (II)Recently I attended a national conference on child development. (III)Virtually every report of research presented during that three-day meeting ended with the same conclusion. (IV) What was stressed there was that the motherchild relationship is vital to the healthy development of children. (V)The final speaker of the conference explained that many countries are currently abandoning their childcare: network, having realised this fact.