The book by the Swiss psychotherapist Alice Miller was first published twenty years ago and produced the effect of an exploding bomb: the author’s view of the problem stated in the title turned out to be too unexpected.
We are accustomed to calling gifted children with special talents, and Alice Miller insists that every child is naturally unique in all his personal manifestations, and it is this uniqueness that is the highest form of giftedness.
However, parents, alas, tend not to attach much importance to the child’s individuality and often seek to smooth out the most «uncomfortable», «atypical» features. As a result, becoming more and more «averaged», the child is gradually deprived of his gift. Alice Miller’s book allows you to see the behavior and feelings of children in a new perspective, as well as to perceive and evaluate the experience of your own childhood in a new way.
Academic Project, 144 p.