Bruno Bettelheim
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Biography
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American psychologist, scholar, public intellectual and writer who spent most of his academic and clinical career in the United States. An early writer on autism, Bettelheim's work focused on the education of emotionally disturbed children, as well as Freudian psychology more generally.
"Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science."
"The child intuitively comprehends that although these stories are unreal, they are not untrue ..."
"Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect."
"The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them."
"The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life."
"The last if not the greatest of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance."