It is only when parental feelings are ineffective or too ambivalent or when the mother's emotions are temporarily engaged elsewhere that children feel lost.
Anna FreudCreate around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be.
Anna FreudThe selection of leadership must follow practical considerations. Maybe I look at things too pessimistically?
Anna FreudWhat I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.
Anna Freud