When a cry goes unheard : the making of a mask /
Otunga, Mercy A.,
When a cry goes unheard : the making of a mask / Mercy A. Otunga. - 30 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm. - The healing shelf. .
Cover title.
A children's picture book featuring an advisory "Final Note: A Plea to Parents Everywhere." Examines the psychological impacts of infant emotional neglect and maternal privation during the first three years of life. Explores how an uncomforted infant may unconsciously develop a defensive "false self" as a precursor to narcissistic personality traits, emphasizing the crucial need for parental warmth, responsiveness, and emotional bonding to prevent trauma.
9789914955460
Child psychology.
Parenting.
155.418 OTU
When a cry goes unheard : the making of a mask / Mercy A. Otunga. - 30 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm. - The healing shelf. .
Cover title.
A children's picture book featuring an advisory "Final Note: A Plea to Parents Everywhere." Examines the psychological impacts of infant emotional neglect and maternal privation during the first three years of life. Explores how an uncomforted infant may unconsciously develop a defensive "false self" as a precursor to narcissistic personality traits, emphasizing the crucial need for parental warmth, responsiveness, and emotional bonding to prevent trauma.
9789914955460
Child psychology.
Parenting.
155.418 OTU