Term
Containment
A mother's work as the authors describe it: taking in the feelings a child can't bear, holding them, and returning them gradually so the child learns to cope alone.
The Mom Factor: Dealing with the Mother You Had, Didn't Have, or Still Contend With, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Explained in
- The Mom Factor: Dealing with the Mother You Had, Didn't Have, or Still Contend With, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- The Secret Anchor: Attachment in a Child’s Life, Ludmila Petranovskaya
an adult’s ability to hold a child’s intense feelings without falling apart themselves, and hand them back in a form the child can manage