Understanding the inner world of children through early dreams and play.
This work surveys how infants and young children experience the world, think, feel, and imagine long before they can speak fully. It blends observation with psychoanalytic ideas to explain how imagination, play, and dreams reveal a child’s developing mind. The book discusses how desires, fears, and family life shape a child’s behavior, language, and sense of self.
- Explore how senses, memory, and imagination work together in infancy and early childhood
- Learn how dreams reflect a child’s emotions, wishes, and worries
- See how play and everyday activities reveal development of speech, ethics, and understanding
- Discover how family dynamics and cultural expectations influence a child’s fantasies and choices
Ideal for readers of psychology, child development, and anyone seeking insight into the early life of the mind.