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Wise Enough

Wise Enough

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Peter Limberg
Dec 21, 2021
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Donald Winnicott coined the term “good enough parent,” apparently to combat all the bullshit parenting advice coming from the “experts” during his time. I see this term as a memetic disinfectant against the professional class, so parents could trust their natural instincts again, which was good enough for humanity to survive this long.

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