To Be A Good Enough Parent One

The Question For The Child Is Not Do I Want To Be Good? But Whom Do I Want To Be Like?

Among The Most Valuable But Least Appreciated Experiences Parenthood Can Provide Are The Opportunities It Offers For Exploring, Reliving, And Resolving One's Own Childhood Problems In The Context Of One's Relation To One's Child.

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.

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.

The Delight We Experience When We Allow Ourselves To Respond To A Fairy Tale, The Enchantment We Feel, Comes Not From The Psychological Meaning Of The Tale (although This Contributes To It) But From Its Literary Qualities-the Tale Itself As A Work Of Art.