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« If the mothering is not good enough, the infant boils down to a series of reactions to encroachments and the child's true self fails to form, or hides behind a false self compliant that tends above all to protect itself from the blows that the world knocks on its door. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The family good enough |
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Donald W. Winnicott
The family good enough
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« You learn to say thank you to your child. In reality, you teach them to say thank you out of politeness and not because that is what the child intends to say. In other words, you begin to teach him to lie, i.e. to conform to usages up to a certain limit from which life becomes bearable. You know perfectly well that the child does not always want to say thank you. Most children are able to accept this dishonesty as a price to pay for their socialization. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Ordinary Conversations |
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Donald W. Winnicott
Ordinary Conversations
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« To get the most out of parents, we need to leave it to them with full responsibility for what really matters to them, the education of their own children. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family |
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Donald W. Winnicott
The child and his family
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