The mother gazes at the baby in her arms, and the baby gazes at his mother's face and … - Donald Woods Winnicott

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I do think that I have been fortunate to make friendships with other scholars, and form reading groups where ideas are exchanged and papers are read. That is a real boon, and it is something I think every scholar or writer can benefit from.

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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