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« One could say of the mature adult that he is able to identify with the groups or institutions of the environment, and to do so without losing a sense of personal persistence of being and without sacrificing too much the spontaneous impulse that is at the root of creativity. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The family good enough |
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The family good enough
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« Finally, with regard to the patient I mentioned, I must not fail in the "child care" aspect of her treatment before a later stage, when she will then want to defeat me in ways determined by her past history. My concern is that by allowing me this month-long trip abroad, I may have already failed prematurely — which would join the unpredictable variables of her childhood — so that I may have made her really sick now, just as unpredictable external factors actually made her ill in her early childhood. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children |
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Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children
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« If one accepts the idea that health is a matter of maturity at the right age, the individual can only reach emotional maturity in a setting where the family has provided the bridge leading from parental care (or maternal care) to social support. »
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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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