“If we turn our backs on something because it is difficult to understand and indignantly refer to it as “inhuman,” we will never be able to learn anything about its nature. The risk will then be greater, when we next encounter it, of once again aiding and abetting it by our innocence and naivete.”
“If [...]
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“For Your Own Good” by Alice Miller
Posted in Child Psychology, General Psychology on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Too Scared to Cry” by Lenore Terr
Posted in Child Psychology on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“An overwhelmed child immediately feels during a traumatic event that he has no options. His response to this feeling is an awareness of utter helplessness. The child fears the loss of his family connections and, if he is old enough, the loss of his life. He quickly adopts the attitude that worse [...]
