# Child Development: The First Mirror

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> **[Child Development: The First Mirror](https://psychcentral.com/lib/child-development-the-first-mirror/)**
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> "In individual emotional development the precursor of the mirror is the mother's face." - D. W. Winnicott, Mirror-role of Mother and Family in Child Development When we look into someon

  
“In individual emotional development the precursor of the mirror is the mother’s face.” – D. W. Winnicott, Mirror-role of Mother and Family in Child Development When we look into someone’s eyes,… ![](https://imgt.psychcentral.com/piwik.php?idsite=104&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Fchild-development-the-first-mirror%2F&action_name=Child+Development%3A+The+First+Mirror&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Ffeed%2F)