Cumulative Record. Chapter 45: John Broadus Watson, Behaviorist. Quote 7

[Watson] thought he saw the seeds of many behavior problems in early home experiences, and in his Psychological Care of the Infant and Child—a book he later publicly regretted—he cautioned parents against the unconsidered display of affection. (Current “mother love” theories are the other swing of that pendulum.) (p. 603)