Winnicott`s birthday today

Winnicott conceptualized the psyche of the child as developing in relation to a real, influential parent. For a child to develop a healthy, genuine self, as opposed to a false self, Winnicott felt, the mother must be a “good-enough mother” who relates to the child with “primary maternal preoccupation.”

Winnicott’s theory is especially innovative regarding his conceptualization of the psychic space between the mother and Infant….read more

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