Separation and loneliness. This is something that does not please either parents or children. But that’s part of life and growing up. Will separation become an important (and feasible) task for the child to gain independence, or a complete disaster? This largely depends on how ready the parents themselves are for such a step. Will they be able to let go of their child without plunging into anxiety and experiencing the meaninglessness of their own lives? “To strive to always feed your child, and not to teach him to feed himself, is to risk that he will starve to death when left alone.” Many children’s problems are associated with the need to live for some time without a close elder. Some children can’t sleep, others have a hard time staying at school. Irina Sizikova, a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst and author of several books on childhood psychology, is dedicated to the symptoms and treatment of such disorders.
Institute for General Humanitarian Research, 132 p.