Sue Gerhardt
Auteur de Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain
A propos de l'auteur
Sue Gerhardt has been a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice since 1997. She co-founded the Oxford Parent Infant Project (OXPIP), a pioneering charity that today provides psychotherapeutic help to hundreds of parents and babies in Oxfordshire and is now the prototype of many new afficher plus 'PIPs' around the country. She is also the author of The Selfish Society (2012). afficher moins
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Œuvres de Sue Gerhardt
The Selfish Society: How We All Forgot to Love One Another and Made Money Instead (2010) 46 exemplaires
Znaczenie milosci (Polish Edition) 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Gerhardt, Sue
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Études
- University of Cambridge (Newnham College)
National Film and Television School - Professions
- Psychotherapist
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 270
- Popularité
- #85,638
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 22
- Langues
- 6
The book is, however, far more than a political treaty; it has much to say about family life and personal relationships. A great deal of that verges upon the unassailable truth. That does not, of course, mean that it will be picked up and revolutionise society.
I heartily agree that we are too fixed upon physical possessions - and believe that you should have less... me? Oh, I need a new pair of trainers, that book which has just come out and my computer is nearly three years old!
The book's basic argument is a reduced version of the old saying, "Give me a child up to the age of seven, and I'll show you the man". Sue Gerhart has compressed this to two years; with particular emphasis upon the second year. She sites good evidence for this assertion and I have no doubt as to her accuracy. The problem is getting a parent who has not had a good early childhood to recognise that their skills may need honing and to get sufficient help for them. The other difficulty is that, for many, this would be seen as state control and brain washing: indeed, would you trust our leaders not to corrupt the programme?
Maybe the solutions provided need a little work, but this book does demonstrate a major problem with twenty-first century living.… (plus d'informations)