The Process of Creating a “self”
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DIFFERENTIATION The process of creating a “self” A relationship, by definition, requires more than one person. It is the state…
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How Well Are You Listening to Your Children (or Others)?
When our children come to us with a problem, we usually want to help them. So we console, interpret, advise,…