War And Children

by Anna Freud, Dorothy T. Burlingham, Philip R. Lehrman (Editor)

Foreword By Edna Blue.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Psychoanalysis

188 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 1973

About the author

Noted Austrian-British psychoanalyst Anna Freud applied to child therapy.

Anna Freud, the sixth and last of Sigmund Freud and Martha Freud, followed the path of her father and contributed to the new field. Compared to her father, Freud's work emphasized the importance of the ego, and its ability to be trained socially.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Freud

Reviews

[Bronwen L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vivid descriptions of young children and their personal reactions to wartime conditions that, by necessity, separated them from their primary caregivers. Describes how and which children can be more vulnerable to separation anxieties.
Laid out in short digestible and quick-reference chapters.
This book is a delight. I am glad I found it.
It is uniquely valuable, both for its accessibility and, I think, for its breadth of readership. Child therapists, pediatricians, adult therapists/analysts, careworkers, parents, and even politicians, have much to gain.
One quote about the silent or avoidant child who does not talk of an obvious loss (e.g. a bombing or missing parent):
"The child begins to talk about the incident when the feelings which were aroused by it have been dealt with in some other manner."