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Do not mistake a child for his symptom.


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There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding.



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The sense of identity provides the ability to experience one's self as something that has continuity and sameness, and to act accordingly.



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Play is the most natural method of self-healing that childhood affords.



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