Winnicott was a healer with the qualities of a parent, a magician, a teacher, a poet and a friend. D. W. Winnicott was one of the giants of child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He argued eloquently for an increased sensitivity to children, their development and their needs.
Key Features
- Invaluable collection of Winnicott's work on the relationship between antisocial behaviour and childhood experiences of deprivation.
- Examination of children under stress and the nature and origin of antisocial tendencies.
- Insights into the practical management of difficult children.
Additional Information
The editors of this book have done a great service in collecting and arranging papers dating from the experiences of the evacuation in the Second World War up to some of Winnicott’s continued explorations of his own philosophy. Issues discussed have once again exploded onto the social agenda.
