“It is only when parental feelings are ineffective or too ambivalent or when the mother's emotions are temporarily engaged elsewhere that children feel lost.” FeelsChildrenFeelingsMotherLostEmotionEngagedElsewhereParentalAmbivalent Book:The Writings of Anna Freud: Indications for child analysis and other papers, 1945-1956 Source: The Writings of Anna Freud: Indications for child analysis and other papers, 1945-1956