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/^t/When a child is born it is so imperfect and vulnerable that only the care and help of its parents make it possible for it to survive. The presence of its family ensure its development, as it seems to be the only way of the acquisition of all the skills which make a man a man. Children learn to signal their needs and the people surrounding them are the addressees of their signals. As the signals do not remain without a response, mutual communication is developed. All this would not be possible without the presence of the receivers. What is more, parents or other people taking care of a child supply it not only with food but also with the feeling of safety and the feeling of being attributed to certain group of people.