![]() ![]() In fact, the child may come to assume that his or her fundamental loveableness depends on taking care of others. This may have profound implications for the developing child, who loses his or her innocent ability to meet the world with playful curiosity and becomes preoccupied with meeting the needs of others. She shows what happens when distracted, self-centered or narcissistic parents routinely accept their young child’s offer: children become enscripted into “adult” roles, taking care of or comforting bewildered and underfunctioning parents. Miller poignantly describes how young children earnestly desire to help their parents – to offer them their “gifts”. The Drama of the Gifted Child is a book which can help you shift how you view your childhood and yourself. I first read this book maybe twenty years ago and I am still recommending it to people. ![]() It’s a small book filled with large ideas and a profound message of hope and compassion. This book is a sort of underground classic, the kind of book passed from friend to friend. The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self ![]()
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