In the last article I talked about the holding environment required for someone in a phase around preadolescence where they see the world through their own needs and interests. They…
Here, I am going to describe the situation of the child at the “imperial” stage according to the work of Robert Kegan, who has combined the developmental theories of Jean…
As children begin to exercise their growing intentional will, parents know that they have to start imposing limitations for the children’s actions. Putting small things in their mouth, playing with…
The objective of early childhood is to provide the holding environment that allows the child to assume that things follow from his or her intention. This is an early understanding…
Getting at the core of our experience is difficult to do philosophically, and for good reason, there is little written by authors who are experiencing first-hand the creation of the…
The human psyche reaches unfathomable depths in any age, but we probably understand the least about the foundations laid at the first stages of life. It is a stage that…
A large part of our behaviors and thoughts hinges upon what we call “the self.” This vague concept includes everything we think we are, will be, and have been, but…
Something happens when we are alone; or rather, something which seems like it should change, doesn’t. It may seem banal, but in this conversation lies so much regarding our psychology.…
It’s easy to categorize people into two groups: some of us scoff when we see others put on “fake” personas to get people to like them, and some of us,…
We often debate about what qualifies us as being self-conscious. And we often wonder whether or not an animal like an ape or elephant or dolphin is self-conscious, and how…