D.W. Winnicott wrote psychoanalytic and developmental psychology about infancy, play, dependence and the growth of a sense of self. Playing and Reality introduces ideas such as transitional objects and transitional space, while The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment develops his thinking about caregiving, the 'good-enough' mother and emotional development. His clinical essays often move from observations of children and parents into broader accounts of creativity and authenticity. Winnicott's prose can be technical but is usually concrete and case-based. The clearest discovery routes are psychoanalysis, child development, attachment-related theory and psychotherapy. Read more Less