Category Archives: development
The good enough mother
From Psychoanalytic Diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams: A markedly nonnarcissistic attitude toward offspring informs the remarks of an 85-year-old friend of mine who reared 12 children during the Depression, all of whom have turned out well, despite borderline poverty and some … Continue reading
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Adult development
“In the adult there are no frustrating parents to stimulate growth. But there is a mature mind capable of tolerating the frustration generated by the recognition that some impulses may not be gratified the way they were in earlier stages … Continue reading
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