2-3: Transitional Objects & Transitional Phenomena, from Davis & Wallbridge, Boundary and Space: An Introduction to the Works of D. W. Winnicott. 4: Excerpt from E. Erikson, ed., Adulthood, "Dr. Bog's ...

The term transitional object was coined in 1951 by D.W. Winnicott as “a designation for any material to which an infant attributes a special value and by means of which the child is able to make the ...

When we experience a big change, we need support to help us make it to the other side. Developmental psychology, and particularly the seminal work of D.W. Winnicott, offers a way to do this: through ...

As a longtime educator of toddlers and twos, and a current Ph.D. student studying transitional phenomena and object relations, I have had the distinct pleasure and privilege to observe teachers in the ...