As requested by children’s book author and aunt @Avrilfrances, here is an interview with Psychologist and Professor Robert Milardo on the importance of extended family in a child’s life, in particular, Aunts and Uncles.
http://www.openeducation.net/2010/02/15/the-importance-of-extended-family-aunts-and-uncles/
Bébhinn Farrell Psychotherapy 