Winnicott On The Child [Paperback]

D.w. Winnicott (Author), D. W. Winnicott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2002

This delightful book presents a selection of D. W. Winnicott's best writing about children. The remarkable, enduring essays from Babies and Their Mothers and Talking to Parents are here combined with several hard-to-find gems of insight into the world of the child. Each piece was written for a wide audience of parents, childcare professionals, and teachers. In his empathic and witty way, Winnicott ranges over such timeless topics as the mother/infant relationship, trust, instilling a sense of security, negativism, jealousy and moral development. Now, in one volume, anyone who cares about children can enjoy the wisdom of a man many consider to be the most important psychoanalyst since Freud.A Merloyd Lawrence Book

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Before Benjamin Spock and T. Berry Brazelton made a name for themselves, Winnicott (l896-1971) was considered the best pediatrician/psychoanalyst writing about children. The Briton made over 50 broadcasts for the BBC between 1939 and 1962 and wrote more than 20 works. Collected here for the first time in one volume are 26 of his best-known essays, all of which were previously published in one form or another. Spock, Brazelton, and Stanley Greenspan wrote introductions for each of the three sections ("Babies and Their Mothers," "Talking to Parents," and "The Child in the Family"). Winnicott is not an advice-dispenser; rather, he offers insights and observations into babies' emotions and intellect. He places high value on the role of a mother in nurturing her child's psychological development. While his style is conversational and gentle, he quietly probes the ideas of trust, security, jealousy, and early relationships. The result is worthy reading for mothers, students of child development, and others seeking something deeper than a quick-fix handbook.
Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Conversational and gentle...worthy reading for mothers, students of child developement, and others seeking something deeper than a quick-fix handbook." -- Library Journal 11/1/02

"What I find most enjoyable is Winnicott's enthusiastic, optimistic tone and his appreciation of a mother's natural talents." -- Marshall H. Klaus, M.D.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; First Edition edition (September 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738207640
• ISBN-13: 978-0738207643
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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