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Whoever influences the child's life ought to try to give him a positive view of himself and of his world. The child's future happiness and his ability to cope with life and relate to others will depend on it.

Bruno Bettelheim

Bruno Bettelheim (20th century), Austrian-born child psychologist. A Good Enough Parent, ch. 1 (1987).

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