“From a child's play, we can gain understanding of how he sees and construes the world--what he would like it to be, what his concerns are, what problems are besetting him.” WorldChildrenPlayProblemUnderstandingGainsConcernChildren Playing Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“Whoever influences the child's life ought to try to give him a positive view of himself and of his world. The child's future happiness and his ability to cope with life and relate to others will depend on it.” WorldGivingTryingChildrenAbilityViewsInfluenceDependsOughtRelateFuture Happiness Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“The good enough parent, in addition to being convinced that whatever his child does, he does it because at that moment he is convinced this is the best he can do, will also ask himself: "What in the world would make me act as my child acts at this moment? And if I felt forced to act this way, what would make me feel better about it?” IfsWorldWayFeelsChildrenDoeEnoughMomentsAsksFeltParentCan DoConvincedMy ChildrenThat MomentGood EnoughFeel BetterMake Me Feel Better Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“No longer can we be satisfied with a life where the heart has its reasons which reason cannot know. Our hearts must know the world of reason, and reason must be guided by an informed heart.” KnowsWorldHeartReasonSatisfied Book:The INFORMED HEART AUTONOMY IN A MASS AGE Source: The INFORMED HEART AUTONOMY IN A MASS AGE
“The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device, because it makes obvious that the fairy tales’ concern is not useful information about the external world, but the inner process taking place in an individual.” WorldImportantIndividualProcessInformationObjectsConcernObviousTalesFairyDevicesFairy TaleUseful Information Book:The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales Source: The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales
“For those who immerse themselves in what the fairy tale has to communicate, it becomes a deep, quiet pool which at first seems to reflect only our own image; but behind it we soon discover the inner turmoils of our soul - its depth, and ways to gain peace within ourselves and with the world, which is the reward of our struggles.” WorldWayFirstsSoulSeemsBehindsStruggleQuietGainsRewardsDepthCommunicateTalesFairyPoolFairy TaleTurmoilPeace Within Author:Bruno Bettelheim
