Quotes by Bruno Bettelheim

About Bruno Bettelheim:

Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer. He gained an international reputation for his work on Freud, psychoanalysis, and emotionally disturbed children.
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But had Minkowski and Einstein not recognized it long before us, our schizophrenic children would have taught us that space-time is a unity that precedes any separate understanding of either category; just as grasping this unity is a precondition for...

Bruno Bettelheim

Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.

Bruno Bettelheim

The child intuitively comprehends that although these stories are , they are not ...

Bruno Bettelheim

Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination of females rescue males, and vice versa.

Bruno Bettelheim

The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device, because it makes obvious that the fairy tales’ concern is not useful information about the external world, but the inner process taking place ...

Bruno Bettelheim

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

Bruno Bettelheim

The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.

Bruno Bettelheim

Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us.

Bruno Bettelheim

Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.

Bruno Bettelheim

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life.

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Author Bio

  • NameBruno Bettelheim
  • Descriptionchild psychologist and writer
  • BornAugust 28, 1903
  • DiedMarch 13, 1990
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Austria
  • ProfessionWriter; Psychologist
  • AwardsNational Book Award