« Let us now ask ourselves the following question; why does the healthy and normal person have, at the same time, a sense of the reality of the world and of what is imaginary and personal? How come you and I are like this? This is a great advantage because we can then use our imagination to make the world more attractive and we can use the things of the real world to dream about it. Is it simply a matter of evolution? I do not believe it and I think that we only grow up in this way if each of us had, in the beginning, a mother capable of introducing him to the world in small doses. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family |
Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family
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« In any case, the baby who cries little does not necessarily grow better, because they do not cry, than those who are afraid and, personally, if I had to choose between the two extremes, I would bet on the crying baby, who came to know the full extent of his ability to make noise, provided that one does not often let his crying turn into despair. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family |
Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family
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« A vital principle exists in every baby, a spark of life. This push towards life, towards growth and development, is part of the baby. It is an element with which the child is born and this element evolves in a way that we do not have to understand. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family |
Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family
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