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This radio broadcast forms part of a series of discussions between a group of mothers, with a brief comment from Winnicott in response. Winnicott suggests that when the mother says ‘No’ to her child, she, together with her husband, introduces an external reality and the idea of limits to her child. Infants learn first about their own aggressive impulses, and, at a slightly later stage, links to their destructiveness. The parent’s responses create complex feelings for the baby as regards himself and the mother. Both parents have to manage their own feelings in response to those of their baby and not retaliate. The mother’s version of morality has to do until the infant develops a personal morality through coming to know that of the mother and the father. ...Less

Winnicott’s review was favourable for this work on the psychoanalytic study of children. He commends the work, which is divided into four sections: theoretical contributions; papers on normal and pathological development; clinical contributions; and applied psycho-analysis. ...Less

In this letter, Winnicott comments on the value of Bion’s work and asks him to explore further the relationship between Bion’s account and his own of the development of the mind as a means employed by the baby for lessening the narcissistic wound of the reality principle. He is aware that they use different language to address what may be common ground between them. ...Less

In this paper, Winnicott argues for the importance of a creative life. He defines creativity as ‘the doing that arises out of being’. He also discusses creativity in marriage, dependence and the origins of creativity and the role of the transitional object in the life of the baby. ...Less