The feeling child interview

Source: More Info: Interview with Alice Miller by Diane Connors for OMNI Publications International March 1987 Questions: When did you realize respect for the child would be your central focus Why do some professionals deny what you re saying What were the provocative issues Might this happen so early in the child s development that he lacks words, understanding, or permission to express the pain What do you mean by advocate How do you deal with pain in the healing process Do you think the child has no history, that a child is born into the world like a tabula rasa on which experience inscribes his or her character In what ways does your style reflect these views Why did you decide to become an author and lecturer Do you have reactions from Kleinian analysts to your works Do you think painting opened up a lot of feelings for you In T