In her theoretical world, the helpless child is given a prominent place and receives unique attention. Needless to say, her theory derived from her own negative experiences with her parents, who did not provide the support she needed. She felt unseen, misunderstood, and abandoned. That she then repeated with me, her own child, this parental behavior, which had so hurt and burdened her, may also have played a role in the development of her theories.
