"The mother gazes at the baby in her……" — Donald Woods Winnicott
"The mother gazes at the baby in her arms, and the baby gazes at his mother's face and finds himself therein... provided that the mother is really looking at the unique, small, helpless being and not projecting her own expectations, fears, and plans for the child. In that case, the child would find not himself in his mother's face, but rather the mother's own projections. This child would remain without a mirror, and for the rest of his life would be seeking this mirror in vain."
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Donald Woods Winnicott
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14 Quotes by Donald Woods Winnicott
Donald Woods Winnicott has 14 quotes on this site.
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The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.
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The scientific approach to the phenomenon of human nature enables us to be ignorant without bieng frightened, and without, therefore,…
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There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.
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We fight to exist. Personally, I am not ashamed of fighting to exist. We are doing no very extraordinary thing…
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It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.
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The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.
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Play like dreams serves the function of self realization.
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What is a normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what…
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It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.
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Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.
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It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and…
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There is for many a poverty of play.
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